"Mister Man" meaning in All languages combined

See Mister Man on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: mister man [alternative]
Etymology: Apparently a combination of the vocative senses of mister + man. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Mister Man}} Mister Man
  1. (informal) Used to address a male, especially one whose name is not known to the speaker. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Mister_Man-en-name-FL401Tux Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "1898, Harriet Anna Cheever, Little Mr. Van Vere of China:",
          "text": "As for you, little mister man, just look at the berth you've got!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1921, Richard Washburn Child, The Velvet Black:",
          "text": "\"I'm an inspector, mister man,\" replied the other.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Alan Sillitoe, A man of his time:",
          "text": "'Who are you, Mister Man?' The boy sensed more about Burton than his name, but what a bust-up it would cause if I told him, Alma thought.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Used to address a male, especially one whose name is not known to the speaker."
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      "tags": [
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    }
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "As for you, little mister man, just look at the berth you've got!",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1921, Richard Washburn Child, The Velvet Black:",
          "text": "\"I'm an inspector, mister man,\" replied the other.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Alan Sillitoe, A man of his time:",
          "text": "'Who are you, Mister Man?' The boy sensed more about Burton than his name, but what a bust-up it would cause if I told him, Alma thought.",
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        "Used to address a male, especially one whose name is not known to the speaker."
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