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A man, small in stature, who attempts to overcome the way he believes other people perceive him (as a diminuative character) by 1) attaching himself to authority figures, 2) trying to manipulate himself into positions of control, 3) migrating toward positions of leadership, and 4) having a fairly volatile temper.
I had a boss with little man syndrome and besides never being able to please him, he always had to prove he was better than anyone else!
by notgnostic November 08, 2006
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When a man of short stature feels insecure and as a result feels the need to belittle and offend others to make himself feel proud.
When a small man (with little man syndrome) greets you with: "Oh still feeling ill? By the looks of you, its pretty obvious!" (or something similar)
by S. Ashburne February 23, 2010
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Condition whereby undersized men compensate for their smallness by physically asserting their presence.
That Puerto Rican just freaked on me when I stepped on his puma—he’s got a bad case of little man syndrome.
by P. Chop October 15, 2003
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When a male is generously short. This particular male feels the need to have a big bark. They feel emasculated when their bark is big!!! It covers up their extremely little legs. When everyone knows the bark is bigger than the bite.
Matt walks around all day looking up at people! He is very jealous that he’s not tall like all the other boys, so he shouts profanities at them !! he' is only 5'4:( he has little man syndrome!
by Amy Leake August 12, 2019