meaning of "Manly men"

Learning_English · #1 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:55 am *meaning of "Manly men"*

True. Nothing says Manly men more than guys trotting around in little shortle-shorts.

Could anyone explain the above sentence, please? (Particulary what is `manly men')
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Tamara · #2 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:54 am *meaning of "Manly men"*

Hi

It seems to me that in your sentence manly is used in it’s normal 'dictionary' meaning.
Manly

Sometimes, informally, I use 'true men'. :)
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Prezbucky · #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 18:42 pm *meaning of "Manly men"*

What are shortle-shorts? I cannot comment until I know what they are.

Manly men cut their own wood, have a blue-collar job (though this concept is sort of changing), watch football and drink beer with their buddies, etc. (stereotypically).
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Tamara · #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 18:55 pm *meaning of "Manly men"*

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?s=9774c6740ac7225296a80f4f9956b4eb&t=377932
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Prezbucky · #5 (permalink) Sat Feb 10, 2007 0:34 am *meaning of "Manly men"*

ahhh... Daisy Dukes.

No, manly men do NOT wear Daisy Dukes. lol

(per the stereotype)
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Jamie (K) · #6 (permalink) Sat Feb 10, 2007 17:27 pm *meaning of "Manly men"*

Right! I'd wonder about the manliness of a man who wore Daisy Dukes.

Some children's lederhosen are as short as Daisy Dukes. I feel sorry for those boys. :D

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