英和和英

名詞

manspeak (uncountable)

1. (derogatory or humorous) Communication by men viewed (by women) as crude, terse, evasive, or emotionally inept.
   • 2011, Larry Welch, A Happy Journey: Stories from the Heart, page 49:

     Like all men, John expresses himself in manspeak. In passionately explaining the meaning for his climb, he told me ...it was a real asskicker.

   • 2013, Suzanne Johnson, Elysian Fields, page 244:

     Alex reached out and rested his hand over mine. "Let's slow down and see where it goes."
     Which was probably manspeak for let's go back to being friends.

   • 2014, Lucy Ryder, Resisting Her Rebel Hero, page 22:

     He grunted, but as she wasn't fluent in manspeak, she was unsure if he was agreeing with her or in pain.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:manspeak.

等位語

• womanspeak

アナグラム

• Speakman, makespan