man crush
Americannoun
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an intense nonsexual infatuation that a man has with another man.
My husband has a man crush on his new favorite quarterback.
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a person who is the object of this infatuation.
Etymology
Origin of man crush
First recorded in 1995–2000
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I have a secret man crush on Dan Fogelman, I think because of what he was able to do for me for six years,” Brown said before revealing a few other things he’s been crushing on, like the relationship expert Esther Perel and the Tony-nominated play “Fat Ham.”
From New York Times
But he also has this man crush because Connolly is attractive, because he is politically adept.
From Salon
Ms. Van Lear said that one of her gay male friends came across a TikTok video in which her son joked about a man crush and told her: “You know, if Foster ever wants to talk to me if he’s gay …” She had a good laugh.
From New York Times
"I have the biggest man crush on Scotty ever. I love Scotty, he was my idol. Genuinely one of the nicest humans I've ever been around."
From Golf Digest
Indeed, without the help of Shantanu Naidu, the 27-year-old who introduced him to the social media platform and taught him about hashtags and trends, the world would not have discovered their latest "man crush".
From BBC
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