Meanings
proper noun
- Nickname for San Jose: a major city in California, United States.
San Jose, the county seat, is jokingly referred to as “Man Jose” by the locals, and with good reason: In the 22 to 29 age cohort, Santa Clara County has 37,410 never-married, college-grad men versus 27,147 never-married, college-grad women.
[2015, Jon Birger, Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game, Hachette UK, →ISBN
Origin
From a purported large number of single men in their 20s and 30s compared to single women in the same age group.
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APA
Man Jose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Man%20Jose
MLA
“Man Jose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Man%20Jose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Man Jose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Man%20Jose.
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