manosphere

[ man-uh-sfeer ]

noun

, Digital Technology, Informal.

1. a loosely affiliated network of masculinist websites, blogs, and online forums.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manosphere¹

First recorded in 2015–20; man ( def ) + -o- ( def ) + sphere ( def )

Example Sentences

And some key spaces on the internet, like the broadcast world and the manosphere, draw many millions of male listeners/viewers and provide an incredibly powerful megaphone for Trump and MAGA.

From Salon

He’d been egged on throughout the year by a coterie of far-right influencers and yes-men who openly dreamed of fostering an outlet friendly to formerly banned manosphere types, rabid conspiracists, and neo-Nazis, under the guise of “free-speech absolutism.”

From Slate

Musk also benefited from an unholy alliance with a broader universe of “manosphere” influencers, extremely online extremists, and Democrat-to-Trumpist converts.

From Slate

Perhaps Trump’s greatest con of all, abetted by the enablers and grifters of the so-called manosphere, has been to sell young men on the idea that he is a manly guy, someone to emulate.

From Salon

Perhaps Trump’s greatest con of all, abetted by the enablers and grifters of the "manosphere," has been to sell young men on the idea that he is a manly guy, someone to emulate.

From Salon