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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of man crush¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

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.”

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times

"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."

From Golf Digest