"menoporsche" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: menoporsches [plural]
Etymology: Blend of menopause + Porsche. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|menopause|Porsche}} Blend of menopause + Porsche Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} menoporsche (countable and uncountable, plural menoporsches)
  1. (uncountable, informal) Male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Male Synonyms (male middle-age decline): andropause, manopause
    Sense id: en-menoporsche-en-noun-qldPHRjh Disambiguation of Male: 90 10 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'male middle-age decline': 88 12
  2. (countable, informal) A sports car bought by a man during a mid-life crisis. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-menoporsche-en-noun-OaQgbSfd

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