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

New York City is, like most cities, a manscape.

From The New Yorker

The five tribes that make up the current Get It Right fashion manscape: The Perverse Prepster, the Arty Ninja, the Dedicated Follower of Satin, the Statham, and the Schlub.

From Slate

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

You can also manscape at home, but if you’re going to go that route, perhaps involving your bedmate in the process is an essential first step, both to see if they even want you to groom down there, and to get their advice before you bare too much.

From Salon