Meaning of man crush | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An intense and typically nonsexual feeling of attraction toward and admiration for a man.
   colloquial
2. A crush on (sexual attraction toward) a man.
   colloquial

Examples

“2004, Mark⟳ St. Amant, Committed: Confession of a Fantasy Football Junkie, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 278, Another interesting note⟳ from the Super Bowl: aside from my season-long man-crush, Stephen Davis (who ultimately let⟳ me down in Week 15), and maybe his Panther teammate WR Steve Smith, who had a good season (when he wasn’t beating the shit out of his own⟳ teammates in team meetings, that is), there was not one, single fantasy stud on either Super Bowl team.”

“2005, Phil Kiver, 182 Days in Iraq, Word Association Publishers, →ISBN, page 82, The second one was a gag gift for Private First Class Dubee. He had this man crush⟳ on a male professional wrestler. We managed to get⟳ a digital shot of Dubee standing next to a poster of his man crush⟳.”

“2005 August 11, Tyler Kirtley, Letter to the Editor, The New York Times, Far from feeling threatened, my girlfriend finds solace in them and would view⟳ any young man not admitting to a man crush⟳ as uncomfortable with his sexuality.”

“2007, Bill Simmons, Vegas follow-up, ESPN.com It's no secret that Texas has become⟳ my favorite college hoops team; my man-crush on [Kevin] Durant has reached the point⟳ that I should probably remain⟳ at least 100 yards away from him at all times.”

“2004, Joyce Anthony Huff, Meadowlark, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 52, “[…] Her old man crushes were always just that—crushes. But maybe she really is dating him. […]””

“2005, Amy Scheibe, What Do You Do All Day?, St. Martin's Press⟳, →ISBN, page 65, We talk⟳ a bit about the man crushes we have⟳ in common, recount our conquests, celebrate⟳ our fabulous younger selves. We don't talk⟳ about the men we lost, or how utterly decimating the eighties were, or how lucky we are to be sitting here, drinking ourselves silly.”

“2005, Jennifer Crusie, Flirting with Pride & Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece, BenBella Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 119, […] for a certain faction of American women, the accent is swoon-worthy on its own⟳. I will confess that the Darcy accent I concocted in my head while reading Pride and Prejudice for the first time was a huge contributor to my fictional man crush⟳.”

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