man date
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
man (“adult male”) + date (“meeting with a romantic partner”)
Noun
- (colloquial) A platonic outing by two (typically straight) men, often in settings that would otherwise be reserved for romantic encounters.
- 2005 April 10, Jennifer 8. Lee, “The Man Date”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Anyone who finds a date with a potential romantic partner to be a minefield of unspoken rules should consider the man date, a rendezvous between two straight men that is even more socially perilous.