little man

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little man

noun little men

An ordinary man of no particular fame or accomplishment; especially, everyone who is an underdog by the nature of not being rich or powerful. Near-synonym: common man
Similar: little guy, common man
colloquial, endearing, term of address A young boy. And how are you, my little man?
euphemistic A man with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.
slang The penis.
Similar: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad, choda, chode

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@misc{little_man_2026,
  title = {little man},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/little%20man},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}