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man cave
noun
: a room or space (as in a basement) designed according to the taste of the man of the house to be used as his personal area for hobbies and leisure activities
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Or sit in the velvet chairs and take in this funky man cave (which also sell women’s watches).
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Christian Martinez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
For his part, Ruben wanted a place to keep and listen to his record collection, so Studio DB transformed a former garden room into a pink-walled man cave, now a favorite hideaway.
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024
The area for groomsmen has what Steve Beaumont calls a man cave, which offers a bar, poker table and an outdoor smoking spot.
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Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Oscar De La Hoya didn’t even give the golf simulator in his new man cave time to warm up before deciding to flip his sprawling Las Vegas mansion tucked away in the hillside community of Henderson back on the market.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1992, in the meaning defined above
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“Man cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20cave. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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