man boob

noun

One of a pair of large or womanly breasts on a man caused by pectoral fat, or sometimes a hormonal condition such as gynecomastia.

“The obese boy often wore a shirt while swimming at the pool in order to hide his man boobs.”

Meanings

nounman boob (plural man boobs)

plural man boobs · alternative man-boob

  1. slangOne of a pair of large or womanly breasts on a man caused by pectoral fat, or sometimes a hormonal condition such as gynecomastia.

    The obese boy often wore a shirt while swimming at the pool in order to hide his man boobs.

    1 more example

    McPhee would have had a hairy canary if the flabby, sweaty bastard before her started gyrating to music and taking his egg stained jumper off to reveal his man boobs.

    2019, Jennifer Lee Thomson, How Kirsty Gets Her Kicks

    Synonyms: man titty, moob

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of a pair of large or womanly breasts on a man caused by pectoral fat, or sometimes a hormonal condition such as gynecomastia.

Translations

German Männerbrüste, Männertitte
  • MännerbrüsteLarge breast(s) on a man
  • MännertitteLarge breast(s) on a man
Polish męski cycek
  • męski cycekLarge breast(s) on a man
Swedish chipstutte
  • chipstutteLarge breast(s) on a man
Cite this entry
APA

man boob. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20boob

MLA

“man boob.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20boob. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “man boob,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20boob.

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