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  • noun informal The andropause; the male equivalent of female menopause.

Etymologies

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Blend of man and menopause

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Examples

  • I completely believe in manopause but I would posit their cycles are more irregular, which increases my need to scream - you can't figure out when one's coming!

    It's Not Just Women, You Know 2006

  • Enter, then, the horrifying new medical condition colloquially referred to as "manopause."

    Thestar.com - Home Page Robert Cribb 2011

  • This male menopause - "manopause," if you will - is said to stem from an age-related decline in testosterone, the hormone that plays a key role in everything from puberty to maintaining muscle strength and bone mass to sex drive.

    Drug firms and doctors tout treatments for 'male menopause'; others are cautious Post 2010

  • I don't know if he is going through "manopause" or what.

    Ask Amy 2010

  • This cultural "manopause" does not mean that women are merely filling in the gaps.

    PopMatters 2009

  • This cultural "manopause" does not mean that women are merely filling in the gaps.

    PopMatters 2009

  • A word like manopause is repeated and does not get a second laugh and barely earns the first one, but all is forgiven just to see De Niro's slowly building rage that is so funny that the mediocre writing can not take away from the audience's pleasure.

    Carole Mallory: Robert De Niro Is Fireproof Carole Mallory 2011

  • Regardless of where they stand on the matter, experts seem to agree on one thing: Though catchy and hard to ignore, terms such as "male menopause" and "manopause" send the wrong message.

    Drug firms and doctors tout treatments for 'male menopause'; others are cautious Post 2010

  • A word like manopause is repeated and does not get a second laugh and barely earns the first one, but all is forgiven just to see De Niro's slowly building rage that is so funny that the mediocre writing can not take away from the audience's pleasure.

    Carole Mallory: Robert De Niro Is Fireproof Carole Mallory 2011

  • I have told Rob to keep everything of value someplace and he can be responsible…hope he doesn’t his manopause

    St. Anthony, Patron Saint of Lost and Stolen Things « knitnut.net 2007

  • Whenever I’m off to what Levi calls my women teepee parties, I gently mention that he’s exhibiting symptoms of himopause or manopause – horribly erratic sleeping patterns, thinning hair, an obsession with weight lifting, an extra grouchiness thanks to lowered testosterone, a preoccupation with his health, and a desire to rein in his wife.

    Why Menopause Doesn’t Bother Me Anymore Tzvi 2022

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