"my man" meaning in All languages combined

See my man on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

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Head templates: {{en-interjection}} my man
  1. (US, slang) A term of address for a man conveying awe or enthusiastic agreement. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-my_man-en-intj-KmK6Xx5u Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pronouns, English terms of address, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 44 6 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 42 8 3 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 42 32 11 15 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 50 47 2 1 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 41 8 4

Noun [English]

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Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} my man
  1. (informal) A familiar term of address for a man. Tags: informal Related terms: my good man, my guy Translations (term of address for a male friend): mi dupes (Jamaican Creole)
    Sense id: en-my_man-en-noun-EuSYtv8m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 44 6 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 42 8 3 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 50 47 2 1 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 41 8 4 Disambiguation of 'term of address for a male friend': 99 1
  2. (slang) A person who is better than others. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-my_man-en-noun-Sb~-AdHY

Pronoun [English]

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  1. (slang) he or him. Tags: masculine, nominative, objective, singular, slang, third-person Related terms: bro, man [Multicultural-London-English], dude
    Sense id: en-my_man-en-pron-3DBvTDLU

Alternative forms

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