man cave

noun

Informal.

1. a room or other area in a home that is primarily a male sanctuary, designed and furnished to accommodate the man's recreational activities, hobbies, etc..

   The basement is my husband's man cave—during football season, you can usually find him down there watching the game with his buddies on the big-screen TV.

Word History and Origins

Origin of man cave¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

I’d say it’s a man cave except it’s not that cool.

From Los Angeles Times

“You walked in—you were in a man cave, with a two-door buzz system. You felt like a criminal.”

From Slate

He claimed the shed was actually the latter’s “man cave” and that his son would crash inside the mobile home instead of the shed.

From Los Angeles Times

After Christmas, Ian says he's looking forward to converting the boat into a "man cave", where he can return to building his small model boats.

From BBC

It doesn’t look like a man cave or a locker room in that there are no pennants, soccer scarves or sports memorabilia hanging from the wall, just a couple of lonely Tottenham bobbleheads behind the bar.

From Los Angeles Times