Meanings
mister man1
- Alternative letter-case form of Mister Man.
Mister Man2
alternative mister man
- informalUsed to address a male, especially one whose name is not known to the speaker.
"I'm an inspector, mister man," replied the other.
1921, Richard Washburn Child, The Velvet Black2 more examples
As for you, little mister man, just look at the berth you've got!
1898, Harriet Anna Cheever, Little Mr. Van Vere of China'Who are you, Mister Man?' The boy sensed more about Burton than his name, but what a bust-up it would cause if I told him, Alma thought.
2004, Alan Sillitoe, A man of his time
Origin
Apparently a combination of the vocative senses of mister + man.
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