manimal

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manimal

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Blend of man + animal.

noun manimals

informal A fanciful life form that is part human and part beast; a creature recognizable as human but possessing physical or primitive behavioral characteristics that are exclusive to animals. Standing naked against a wintry landscape, the figure became a screen for the projection of identities--beast, bigfoot, manimal, specter, even, to use a word Newkirk's work encourages one to use in all its dangerousness, spook.
slang A person compared to such a creature, especially an unkempt and uncivilized, or strong and sexually aggressive man. 2004 January 1, Michael Burnett, “Tumyeto army”, Thrasher, High Speed Productions, Inc. Layton smacked his head hard on a front feeble, but bounced back up to get the make. That kid's a manimal. "Oh, he's so on the team," Diego kept saying.
Similar: macho man

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@misc{manimal_2026,
  title = {manimal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manimal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}