man cave

noun

, Informal.

a room or other area in a home that is primarily a male sanctuary, designed and furnished to accommodate the man's recreational activities, hobbies, etc.:
The basement is my husband's man cave—during football season, you can usually find him down there watching the game with his buddies on the big-screen TV.

First recorded in 1990–95

ASELTON: Spunk, man-cave, toilet-kitchen… What were some of your favorite things on the show to come out of improvising?

Merriam-Webster has updated its collegiate dictionary, and entries like ‘gastropub’ and ‘man cave’ have been added.

At about 1:15 p.m., the band finishes rehearsing and heads back into their “man cave.”

These were his official couch potato, crumb-magnet, man-cave leggings of shame in all their People of Wal-Mart splendor.

To this day his figure may be seen standing near a cave close by the river which is known by the name of the Detained Man Cave.

If we can get a hundred fellows to go with us, we shall make the old man cave in.

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