man-pain

A form of manpain — Emotional trauma or angst experienced by a man, especially over things pertaining to his male role or identity.

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Meanings

nounman-pain (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of manpain.

    Sucks for us that Jackson's cornered the market on Southern charm and Alec's hoarding all the brooding man-pain.

    2015, Moira Rogers, Crossroads, →ISBN
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    Dennis's enthusiasm was difficult for Ryan to manage, but Javier's angsty Victorian-era man-pain is a piece of cake.

    2014, Dominique Frost, In the Blaze of His Hungers, →ISBN

    “Spare me your man-pain,” she said, conveniently forgetting that she was the only one of the two of them who had tears running down her cheeks.

    2017, S.M. Reine, Cast in Godfire: An Urban Fantasy Romance
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“man-pain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man-pain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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