Meaning of the man | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations, as coordinated outside of one's control.
   singular, singular-only
2. Alternative letter-case form of the man (when construed as a proper noun, naming the one and only).
   alt-of
3. An oppressive or domineering person of authority, usually male; especially, one's boss.
   singular, singular-only
4. The best man for a job; someone with exceptional skills.
   singular, singular-only

Equivalents

Examples

“Holonym: the System”

“The man gets you down.”

“I'm sorry I couldn’t meet⟳ you earlier, but I spent all night working for the man.”

“It starts when you're always afraid / Step out of line, the man come⟳ and take⟳ you away”

““Bitch, shut⟳ up that noise!” Cowboy hissed hotly from somewhere in the darkness ahead of her. “You wanna bring⟳ the man down on me or somethin’? […]””

“Left a good job in the city / Workin' for the man every night and day”

“Is it the man come⟳ to take⟳ me away? Why do they follow⟳ me?”

“And in between sips of Coke / He told me that he thought we were sellin' out / Layin' down, suckin' up to the man / Well now I've got some / Advice for you, little buddy / Before you point⟳ the finger / You should know⟳ that I'm the man / I'm the man and you're the man / And he's the man as well”

“[…]once people such as Mark⟳ Zuckerberg and Elon Musk show⟳ up to your party, there is no longer anything countercultural about it. You are not rebelling against the man. You are the man.”

“Near-synonym: old man”

“You’re the man!”

“Buggin' Out: You the man. Mookie: No, you the man. Buggin' Out: No, I'm just a struggling Black man trying to keep⟳ my dick hard in a cruel and harsh world.”

“[Jake Delhomme] has been “The Man” ever since, leading the Panthers to a remarkable eight come-from-behind wins in what Fox describes as Carolina's “outhouse-to-penthouse” season.”

“You're the man now, doll!”

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