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man crush

[ man kruhsh ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. an intense nonsexual infatuation that a man has with another man:

    My husband has a man crush on his new favorite quarterback.

  2. a person who is the object of this infatuation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of man crush1

First recorded in 1995–2000
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Example Sentences

“I have a secret man crush on Dan Fogelman, I think because of what he was able to do for me for six years,” Brown said before revealing a few other things he’s been crushing on, like the relationship expert Esther Perel and the Tony-nominated play “Fat Ham.”

But he also has this man crush because Connolly is attractive, because he is politically adept.

From Salon

The year after, he revealed he had a man crush on Dua Lipa's dad, suggesting they do a dad swap.

From BBC

Ms. Van Lear said that one of her gay male friends came across a TikTok video in which her son joked about a man crush and told her: “You know, if Foster ever wants to talk to me if he’s gay …” She had a good laugh.

"I have the biggest man crush on Scotty ever. I love Scotty, he was my idol. Genuinely one of the nicest humans I've ever been around."

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