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MAN-ABOUT-TOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does man-about-town mean?
• MAN-ABOUT-TOWN (noun)
The noun MAN-ABOUT-TOWN has 1 sense:
1. a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
Familiarity information: MAN-ABOUT-TOWN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Corinthian; man-about-town; playboy
Hypernyms ("man-about-town" is a kind of...):
hedonist; pagan; pleasure seeker (someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures)
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