A real or desperately invented answer by a man who feels that he must prove his manhood by trying to
sound like he knows everything. The manswer is often a serious response to a
casual question, to a
joke, or to a general comment that requires no answer at all or is not directed toward the man.
She: "I just read that Guatemalan jaguars are attracted to
Obsession for Men
cologne."
He (driven to give a manswer): "Guatemalan jaguars are the felines closest genetically to cetaceans, so it's obvious that they'
re attracted to the ambergris in expensive colognes."