"my man" meaning in English

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Interjection

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  1. (US, slang) A term of address for a man, conveying awe or enthusiastic agreement. Tags: US, slang
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Noun

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Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} my man
  1. (informal) A familiar term of address for a man. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-my_man-en-noun-EuSYtv8m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Jamaican Creole translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 33 30 1 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 36 33 31 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 33 31 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 30 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 33 31 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Jamaican Creole translations: 34 31 34 1
  2. (informal) A casual, complimentary term of address for a man. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-my_man-en-noun-3Le5dbVp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Jamaican Creole translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 33 30 1 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 36 33 31 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 33 31 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 30 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 33 31 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Jamaican Creole translations: 34 31 34 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: my good man, my guy Translations (term of address for a male friend): mi dupes (Jamaican Creole)
Disambiguation of 'term of address for a male friend': 53 47

Pronoun

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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
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