MGTOW

plural MGTOWs

1. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of maximum gross takeoff weight (“the maximum gross weight of a given aircraft, including its own weight and that of everything it is carrying, beyond which it would be unable to take off”).

1. abbreviationacronymattributiveneologismsometimesAcronym of Men Going Their Own Way (“a male separatist, pro-off-grid and anti-feminist manosphere movement”).

   The MGTOW (Men Going Their Own Way) movement began as a way for desperate men to avoid exploitation by women.

   2012 November 11, BetterOffSingle [username], “New Video: Why MGTOW is the new PUA!”, in alt.seduction.fast (Usenet)

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   This is my command - to spread this Declaration to all MGTOW and never surrender it to outsiders for they have no knowledge or wisdom in living well and free forever.

   2007 July 27, MCP [username], “Bachelor Declaration”, in soc.men (Usenet)

   Is Zed the Zenpriest still around, or has Mr. Elam permanently retired that persona in favor of its MGTOW philosophy of copping out from the real world?

   2013 April 23, Revelations [username], “Re: The Victory (Over Semiramis) Is the Lord's”, in soc.men (Usenet)

   ... who gets a little too addicted to the kindred "broship" he gets from MGTOW blogs and subreddits. If you haven't already guessed, the manosphere does have a few female ecelebrities on board, some of whom exhibit confounding behavior, ...

   2018, Eric W. Saeger, Russian Nazi Troll Bots!: The Busy Person’s Guide to How Trump’s Trolls Won the Internet, What’s Ahead, and What You Can Do, Metro Clarion Media, →ISBN