man

English Definition

man

Etymology

• (Derived from English man.)

Examples

• "Dat no miin se man kyan du widout uman ar uman widout man, kaaz Gad neva mek dem fi du widout dem wan aneda."

  So then, I have to insist that in the Lord, neither is woman inferior to man nor is man inferior to woman.

• ""No-no, not a man a get this pretty one.""

  "No no, nobody is going to have this pretty one."

• "man daag, uman daag"

  male dog, female dog

Where you'd hear it

These tags describe the situations or styles of speech where this word commonly appears — for example at church, in everyday chat, or in dancehall lyrics.

• Religious Heard in church, Bible reading, prayer, or spiritual gatherings.
• Formal Careful, written-style speech — less slang, more like a sermon or official text.