great man 

Someone who is talked up by everyone as a person who is awesome, but actually sucks in reality. They are not actually a man of honor, they are actually a piece of shit. When someone says that someone else is a great man, they don't actually mean that they are a great person, it is meant as a sarcastic term.

Also, when someone is constantly a "great man", you can award them the "great man award". This is given to them for simply being a great man!

John: (talking about people they know from the same high school) Do you know John Smith?
Mark: Oh yeah, John Smith, great man!

Bill: Did you hear about that asshole Phil?
Craig: Yeah dude, great man

great man by leonardfartsen1 November 9, 2012

Great Man

Great Man (noun)

An honorific, often bestowed with affectionate irony, describing a suburban husband whose distinction lies not in exceptional talent, ambition, or achievement by conventional measures, but in his steadfast fulfillment of the expected role of provider. Within the quiet architecture of domestic life, his contributions—though outwardly ordinary—are rhetorically elevated by peers who, in naming him “great,” seek to confer dignity upon diligence and to frame reliability as a form of quiet heroism.

The term frequently emerges in social settings where comparative contributions within a household become visible—particularly when a spouse’s efforts demonstrably surpass his own. In such moments, “great man” functions as both a shield and a spotlight: a shield, softening imbalance through praise; a spotlight, subtly acknowledging the disparity it attempts to obscure. Thus, the phrase operates in a dual register—at once sincere in its recognition of provision, yet tinged with performative exaggeration, revealing as much about communal values and insecurities as it does about the man it describes.

When recounting how she prepared all elements of the birthday party (cake, snacks, entertainment, guest list, venue reservation, goodie bags, etc.), the fellow suburban dads lauded her husband, because he called to order the pizza. “He is a great man,” they said in unison.

Great Man by DaMarketer April 6, 2026

Son of a great man

An old way of the Arab tribes guaranteeing that a son of a reasonable person will not cause any sort of chaos when entering a new city.

Did you see how that guy talked? You can tell he is the son of a great man!

Son of a great man by KingHunter2019 February 10, 2023

Carry the Great Man 

To actually take into account the costs of retaining a Great Man in any organization. Costs include the number of people said Great Man drives out of the organization due to their behavior, the amount of legal fees that they could expose said organization to due to anti-harassment lawsuits made by other members, organizational reputation loss, etc.

Clarence: …and that's why I recommend that the board does not terminate Mr. Stallman's role in our organization.

Kelly: Okay, go back to slide 15…

Clarence: Got you. What's your question, Kelly?

Kelly: I was afraid of that. You forgot to carry the great man. What happens when you do that, Clarence?

Clarence: Oh, right. Let me put that in the spreadsheet… huh. I guess we should fire Mr. Stallman's ass, then.

Kelly: I was afraid so.

Carry the Great Man by tariqk December 5, 2021

Great Linford Manor 

The local nuthouse of a city called Milton Keynes, often frequented by a village idiot by the name of Pete Winkelman.

The guy is so stupid, they should lock him up in Great Linford Manor

Great Linford Manor by AFCW April 17, 2004