manscent

English

Etymology

Compound of man +‎ scent.

Noun

manscent (uncountable)

1. (slang) A man's body odor, typically regarded as masculine and attractive, especially in sexual contexts.

   Coordinate term: boysmell

   • 1993 August 16, John Dorrance, “The coldest winter I ever spent was the summer of '93 in LA”, in soc.motss‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Boy, I can't believe how hot it is in here! I wish this place had windows... (Bob fans his shirt, circulating his manscent throughout the room, and looks at Sim smoulderingly.)

   • 1997 September 18, Telegraph Raven, “Does anyone like shaved your pubes?”, in alt.support.jock-strap‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Besides, without pubes, there's nothing to hold the manscent.

   • 1997 September 13, w...@why.not, “Four Cowboys”, in alt.sex.stories‎^[3] (Usenet):

     "Take a deep breath," Bruce ordered in his western cowboy accent. Megan did so. It was amazingly difficult to do; she was almost being suffocated. A lungfull of musky, sweaty manscent entered her, nearly making her gag.