"girlyman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-girlyman.ogg Forms: girlymen [plural], girly man [alternative]
Etymology: From girly + man. Head templates: {{en-noun|girlymen}} girlyman (plural girlymen)
  1. (slang, derogatory) An effeminate man. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People Synonyms: cockney, nancyboy, sissy, effeminate man Translations (An effeminate man): maricón [masculine] (Spanish), mariconcito [masculine] (Spanish), puto [masculine] (Spanish), niñita [masculine] (Spanish), fjolla [common-gender] (Swedish)

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          "text": "1988, Schwarzenegger, Arnold, during the 1988 United States presidential election\n\"They all look like a bunch of girlymen, right?\""
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          "ref": "1993, Kevin Walter Johnson, Why Is God Looking for Friends?:",
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      "word": "nancyboy"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "An effeminate man",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "niñita"
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