The name of a fashion style/combination of attire when a person (of either gender) wears socks in combination with sandals or flipflops. This combination of attires is often criticised for negating one of the large advantages of wearing sandals without socks, which is allowing the bare feet to breathe. However, a benefit should be noted that person's feet will be more aerated in mandle attire, than to have ones feet buried in socks + formal shoes. The other benefit is simple comfort; many find it more comfortable to be wearing socks than to be in bare sandals. It may also be convenient in a situation to have socks ready to wear, such as when going into someone's house with a no shoes/no bare feet rule in enforcement. This word is mistakenly and often used to criticise a male for wearing sandles even without socks. The energy of calling a male out for simply wearing sandals, socks or no socks, is often the energy of sexist misandry; females are not as often criticised for simply wearing sandals. This perception may be due to a perhaps true consideration that males are more physically active/athletic oriented, and therefore a male's feet are often more sweaty/smelly than a female's.
'Why is Evan wearing socks with his sandals?'
--"Oh that's funny looking. Yeah, he's wearing mandles, alright!'
--"Oh that's funny looking. Yeah, he's wearing mandles, alright!'
by Malcom Walker August 9, 2015
by ninjat March 27, 2010
Juan: Aww crap, here comes Gaylord rocking his mandles again.
Randi: Oh he's gayer than a picnic basket!
Randi: Oh he's gayer than a picnic basket!
by Mr.Diggler June 4, 2012
Originated in Mechanicsburg PA. It is a variation on the ever popular word "sandles". Some individuals felt that this word was too girly and decided to make it more masculine, hence Mandles.
by The African February 1, 2005
Another way of saying man handled (to screw yourself over, basically), but in a playful manner, in friendly random terms.
Made up by the person who posted this on the last day of school freshman year, last period in Creative writing.
Made up by the person who posted this on the last day of school freshman year, last period in Creative writing.
by Nyssa W. September 23, 2006
Management didn't want to provide the real reasons for Mary's departure, instead it was mandled without incident.
by D'arc S'narc May 2, 2009