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he-man
[ hee-man ]
/ ˈhiˌmæn /
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noun, plural he-men.Informal.
a strong, tough, virile man.
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Origin of he-man
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Words nearby he-man
hema-, hemacytometer, hemagglutinate, hemagglutination, hemal, he-man, hemanalysis, hem and haw, hemangioma, Hemans, hemapheresis
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British Dictionary definitions for he-man
he-man
noun plural -men
informal a strongly built muscular man
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