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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a man man" is not correct in standard written English
It could be used in a context where you are referring to a man who is also a man in a specific sense, such as emphasizing masculinity or a particular role. Example: "In the story, the protagonist is not just a man; he is a man man, embodying traditional masculine traits."
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The Old Spice campaign, called "Smell like a man, man," presents a character who offers his nutty patter — "Look at your man.
The answer, a campaign called "Smell like a man, man," arrived in February with a television commercial starring the actor Isaiah Mustafa.
The model and actor Fabio has joined the popular campaign for Old Spice, sold by Procter & Gamble, that carries the theme "Smell like a man, man".
That went from being an old man's after-shave to a hip young man's deodorant and body wash, thanks largely to this year's advertising and viral-video campaign, "Smell Like a Man, Man," featuring Isaiah Mustafa.
At the exhibit of Qantel, of Hayward, Calif., a man man said that Sports-Pac can provide up-to-date information on every player in the National Football League.
Other companies taking a similar approach include Brut, with a campaign carrying the theme "Let your man out," and Old Spice, with ads that entreat the target audience to "Smell like a man, man".
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Here's my list of words and phrases I'd like Dunham to stop using in a disparaging way in the final season of Girls: "Pussy", "cunt", "whore", "slut", "tramp stamp", "be a man", "man-up", and "bitch".
Not tonight – we are, to a man, men.
So it's cool to play a man-man.
"I'm a man-man-man, man-man-man-eater," she sings in the poppy refrain of "People Got a Lotta Nerve," adding, "But still you're surprised when I eat you".
"A man is a man".
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