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The behaviors a man exhibits that are similar to those of a woman going through menapause. Crying, night sweats, b*tchiness, etc...
When Dave hit 50 he really went down hill. He's so emotional and on edge all the time. He must be going through manapause.
Manapause by Lindsey75110 March 6, 2011
A natural decline in reproductive hormones when man reaches his 40s or 50s.
Manopause is signalled by 12 months since last manstration.
I forgot to call my wife when I was on the booze due to manapause.

I forgot the alarm code to my batch that I've owned for two years at Raetihi because I was manapausal.

I moved my family from NZ to England multiple times due to manapausal indecision.
Manapause by Dadbrador January 14, 2023

Manopause 

A time when a man's chemical balance becomes shifted and he has a breakdown and/or becomes an asshole. Symptoms include- Irritability, mood swings, thoughts of suicide, depression, over sensitivity, paranoia, and feelings of helplessness.
When Mike turned 50, his manopause kicked in and he bought a Corvette and then drove it off a cliff.
Manopause by Woodbilly May 14, 2011

mamapause 

The time from when a woman gets pregnant and her menstrual cycle stops producing a period, and after the birth of the baby when the menstrual cycle resumes producing a period.
My wife is still nursing and since she hasn't had a period yet her mamapause has been 2 years. Lucky for her!
mamapause by postmaned November 14, 2011

Menopause 

The naturally occurring cessation of a woman menstrating. It usually occurs between ages 45 and 55. The pause that refreshes.
Mary had her menopause recently.
Menopause by Cranberry Bob March 27, 2022

Manopause 

A sad period of time in a married man's life when he simply doesn't get any action from the wife and is essentially (paused). This usually (though not specifically) occurs in middle age. But depending on the situation can occur at any point in time if the man is not careful.

Sadly (assuming sad..) the married 'manopaused' man therefore has no choice but to seek alternative sources of extra marital fulfillment, if successful he becomes (un-paused) but is now in serious risk of extreme excitement resulting in vastly improved looks, healthier eating, great ideas, amazing productivity, and general 'teenage' like behavior after which then carries the risk of 'getting caught'. Assuming he even has the confidence to even dare to attempt this bold move in the first place the first section of this applies. If not then,

He simply accepts he is 'manopaused', and lives the life of a eunuch
"Ah man, look at that dude over there, he looks so pent up, he must be manopaused, I sure hope he went with option 1 :)"

"I saw a dude today in the supermarket, I could just tell by all those shopping bags he had been manopaused.. I saw option 2 written all over him"
Manopause by Bigabongo June 11, 2020