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View synonyms for he-man

he-man

[ hee-man ]

noun

, Informal.
, plural he-men.
  1. a strong, tough, virile man.


he-man

noun

  1. informal.
    a strongly built muscular man


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Word History and Origins

Origin of he-man1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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Example Sentences

He-Man has the power of Grayskull, and Lion-O has the Sword of Thundera, and there's something to be said for both sides.

He taught himself to write by serving as phantom stenographer to the literary he-man.

A real, honest-to-goodness, glorious he-man action magazine of Science Fiction!

That Squint man aint no lady-killer, honey, but hes shuah a he-man from the groun up!

Ni-me-to sai-ne-ni-wen, ne-ta-to-ta ken ai mo-he-man ta-ta-que, ne-me-to-sai-ne-ne-wen.

Hence the man who breathes deeply by habit indicates a great deal of vitality and has marked "he-man" traits.

Sniping was the job for a he-man, if one had to be away from home at all.

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