manscape

American  

[man-skeyp] / ˈmænˌskeɪp /

verb (used with or without object)

manscaped, manscaping

1. (of a man) to remove (unwanted body hair other than scalp hair) by waxing, shaving, etc..

   It may be time to manscape your hairy back again.

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Usage

What does manscape mean? To manscape is to remove unwanted body hair from a man’s body.Manscape can refer to using a razor, wax, cream, or a similar method to remove body hair from places like the neck, back, chest, abdomen, and groin area. Manscaping is done for both comfort and appearance.Manscape can be used as a synonym for groom meaning to take care of one’s appearance.Example: If your chest hair is getting caught in zippers, you might want to manscape your chest.

Etymology

Origin of manscape

man + (land)scape

Example Sentences

So LSU lost for the first time since Nov. 24, 2018 — and that everyday, seven-overtime, 74-72 game at Texas A&M. So Leach went to 1-0 at the third school in three conferences he has helmed, after the many months when people whiled idle time by wondering whether his offense could work in the manscape of the SEC.

From Washington Post

On Conan Tuesday night, Tony-and-Emmy-Award winning actress Kristin Chenoweth tried to clean up Conan O’Brien’s eyebrows — or ‘manscape’ them as the practice is often called.

From Time

To quote my friend and editor Emily Yoshida, Schumer's comedy is often about women doing whatever they can to survive in their hellish manscape.

From The Verge

We don’t know why men are choosing to manscape their chest hair into the shape of bikini tops — both halter and strapless for easier tanning — but according to trend-tracking listicles, it’s officially #ChestHairBikini season y’all.

From Time