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noun
Male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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noun
A sports car bought by a man during a mid-life crisis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh1-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh1n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause English Porsche blend English menoporsche Blend of menopause + Porsche.
