male answer syndrome

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male answer syndrome

  • /meɪ̯l ˌæn.sə(ɹ)ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/
  • /meɪ̯l ˌæn.sə ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/ UK
  • /meɪ̯l ˌan.sə ˈsɪn.dɹəʊ̯m/ UK
  • /meɪ̯l ˌæn.səɹ ˈsɪn.dɹoʊ̯m/ Canada, US
  • /mæɪ̯l ˌæn.sə ˈsɪn.dɹəʉ̯m/ Australia
  • /mæɪ̯l ˌɛn.sə ˈsən.dɹɐʉ̯m/ New Zealand
  • /mel ˌan.səɾ ˈsɪn.dɹom/ Scotland
  • /mel ˌan.sʌɾ ˈsɪn.dɹom/ Scotland
  • /meːl ˌa(ː)n.sɜː(ɾ)ˈsɪn.ɖɾoːm/ India
  • /meːl ˌa(ː)n.səɾ ˈsɪn.ɖɾoːm/ India

noun Male Answer Syndrome · MAS

  1. capitalized, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable A supposed male compulsion to answer questions regardless of whether one knows the answer. Like most statements on BlueSky that call attention to norms of masculinity, accusations of male answer syndrome tend to be offered and taken in good humor.

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