"my man" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-my man.wav [US]
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  1. (informal) Term of address for a male friend. Tags: informal Related terms: my good man Translations (term of address for a male friend): mi dupes (Jamaican Creole)

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