"manimal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-manimal.ogg [Australia] Forms: manimals [plural]
Etymology: Blend of man + animal Etymology templates: {{blend|en|man|animal}} Blend of man + animal Head templates: {{en-noun}} manimal (plural manimals)
  1. (informal) A fanciful life form that is part human and part beast; a creature recognizable as human but possessing physical or primitive behavioral characteristics that are exclusive to animals. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-manimal-en-noun-wk9h8ypA Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52
  2. (slang, by analogy) A person compared to such a creature, especially an unkempt and uncivilized, or strong and sexually aggressive man. Tags: slang Synonyms (individual): macho man
    Sense id: en-manimal-en-noun-Rc0cWvcU Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'individual': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hypermasculine man

Inflected forms

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