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  • noun A part of a home specifically reserved for adult male activities, such as drinking beer, playing games and watching TV; often a garage or den.

Etymologies

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man + cave; probably at least partially a pun on caveman.

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  • Am I the first neanderthal to list this phrase?

    Does this mean I'm extinct?

    June 28, 2009

  • yes.

    June 28, 2009

  • See mancave.

    June 29, 2009

  • It is a room in a house of a married man that is entirely designed, decorated and furnished by the man of the house to his tastes and to which he can retreat when he wants to be free of feminine decisions as to how the home should look or what should be in it.

    January 15, 2010

  • Or, a building in which dozens upon dozens of black-powder weapons, leather accoutrements, and sweaty woolens are stored. See mancave or eau de mancave.

    January 15, 2010

  • We call it the garage.

    January 15, 2010

  • See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_cave

    January 15, 2010

  • *sigh*

    January 15, 2010