Meanings
- Elongated form of man.
You got too many words in the world with you now, maaan.
1978, Sterling Watson, Weep No More My Brother: A Novel, page 1014 more examples
Don't gimmie that jive maaan, quit shucken ' me, you must be in love with her!
1974, Red Jordan Arobateau, Jailhouse Stud, page 80burn: playing time, as in "I gotta get some burn, maaan."
1997, Jim Crotty, How to Talk American: A Guide to Our Native Tongues, page 148I was like, I have to do "Night Nurse"! Ah maaan, that is such a classic.
2004, The Beat, volume 23, number 2, page 43We whipped around to Warren Dillard standing in the bedroom doorway. “Hey, Woods, I couldn't find it, maaan. You did say in the fridge, right?"
2014, Harry Clifford Brown, Magic Club: A Novel, page 245
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