real men don't eat quiche

proverb

The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. humorousThe stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.

Origin

The idiom derives from the book on stereotypes about masculinity, Real Men Don't Eat Quiche, by Bruce Feirstein, published in 1982.

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real men don't eat quiche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20men%20don't%20eat%20quiche

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“real men don't eat quiche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20men%20don't%20eat%20quiche. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “real men don't eat quiche,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20men%20don't%20eat%20quiche.

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