Phrase guide
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of Right Man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A man driven by a manic need for self-esteem, often driven to violence: "the violent man".
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History
Originally coined in A.E. Van Vogt's 1954 novel The Violent Man, and subsequently promoted by Colin Wilson.
