mangenue

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noun

A young, inexperienced, guileless man or boy, especially in film and theater.

“The mangenue was easy pickings for that vamp.”

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Meanings

nounmangenue (plural mangenues)

plural mangenues

  1. rareA young, inexperienced, guileless man or boy, especially in film and theater.

    The mangenue was easy pickings for that vamp.

Origin

Blend of man + ingenue.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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