Figuratively it refers to a well known truth behind some concept (for example, "santa isnt real") that we collectively decide to ignore, because it ruins the fun.
It's in reference to mascot costumes worn by some poor soul to appease the masses, for example the underpaid part-timers staffing the costumes at disneyland
It's like, as a kid, pulling the "no, you didint just kill me cause we are just pretending" card when playing pretend on a playground
Alternatively, man behind the mask
It's in reference to mascot costumes worn by some poor soul to appease the masses, for example the underpaid part-timers staffing the costumes at disneyland
It's like, as a kid, pulling the "no, you didint just kill me cause we are just pretending" card when playing pretend on a playground
Alternatively, man behind the mask
Weeb A: you do know that most weebs are ironic about waifus, right? Only a relatively small amount of weebs actually think stuff like "this fictional high schooler is the love of my life".
Weeb B: Can we please stop talking about the man in the costume and get back to arguing about which underage girl is hotter?
Weeb B: Can we please stop talking about the man in the costume and get back to arguing about which underage girl is hotter?
by oan124 September 19, 2022
Get the Man in the costumemug. Acronym for causes of persistent eosinophilia. P-parasites, A-Addisons disease, C- collagen vascular disease M- cholesterol embolism, A- allergic/asthma, N- neoplasm
by Beastie beast October 29, 2021
Get the PAC MANmug. 
Step term of terrick hunt they both mean pulling wet pussy and will scuba dive in ur girlfriends and wifey’s yahoo for damn sure i know from experience they rode train on my wife
by Terrick hunt May 1, 2018
Get the Blake bossy man haganmug. by kiefferteefer March 20, 2023
Get the Poor Man's Bidetmug. A guy who claims to know everything about women and sex, but has probably only had sex maybe once or twice.
by SiL3Nt J September 13, 2023
Get the Real ladies manmug.