Meaning of mankeeping | Babel Free

Definitions

The invisible social and emotional labor that women do for men in heterosexual relationships.

uncountable

Examples

“As a result, men turn to the women in their lives to fulfill their emotional needs. Ferrara and her coauthor are not the first to suggest that women bear the burden of mankeeping (although they did coin the term).”

“Yes, but mankeeping is a real thing: men don’t mankeep; women mankeep.”

“The Guardian calls mankeeping a modern extension of emotional labor, one that turns a partner into a life coach.”

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