"man cave" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: man caves [plural]
Etymology: man + cave, suggesting the caves in which prehistoric people sometimes lived. Head templates: {{en-noun}} man cave (plural man caves)
  1. (informal, humorous) A part of a home specifically reserved for adult male activities, such as drinking beer, playing games and watching TV; often a garage or den. Tags: humorous, informal Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms: mantuary Translations (part of a home): 男人的私人空間 (Chinese Mandarin), 男人的私人空间 (nánrén de sīrén kōngjiān) (Chinese Mandarin), hule [common-gender] (Danish), værksted (english: workshop) [neuter] (Danish), miesluola (Finnish), covil masculino [masculine] (Portuguese), espaço masculino [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-man_cave-en-noun-uetosGXu Disambiguation of Rooms: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'part of a home': 100 0
  2. (LGBT) The vulva or vagina of a trans man. Categories (topical): LGBT, Genitalia Synonyms: trans man's vagina/vulva, mancave, man-cave
    Sense id: en-man_cave-en-noun-cqJz-Kro Disambiguation of Genitalia: 42 58 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality

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Alternative forms

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      "word": "男人的私人空間"
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    },
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      "sense": "part of a home",
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "espaço masculino"
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