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1. When a person experiences all of the physiological and emotional changes (i.e., body chills, runny nose, heightened awareness of one's throat and chest, and/or feelings of sadness) that typically occur when one cries without any obvious external signs to inform others.
I must admit that the movie Changeling was responsible for initiating a man cry. My wife and others present, however, were completely oblivious to my state of being.
Man cry by Ph.unk D.octor May 10, 2010
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A manly cry, not un-manly at all. A cry in which the man sheds a tear but does not make any noise. Some say the man cry is a myth, it has however been proven by many to be real.
If you are emotionally hurt by a friend of the opposite sex, you man cry.

If your turtle dies, you man cry.
Man Cry by Grasshopper/BDS July 29, 2011
To be emotionally or physically sad enough you feel the need to cry, but don't because you're a man.
Wow, Geoff looks stressed, like he's about to man cry.
Man Cry by Gervior April 13, 2009
To feel the need to cry, however being a man you only let one tear fall down your cheek.
Guy 1: Dude did you see Bruce Willis' Man Cry at the end of Armageddon?

Guy 2: Hell Yeah! It was awesome.
Man Cry by Just another man. February 15, 2010
MAN CRY - WHEN YOU ARE WATCHING A CERTAIN PART OF A MOVIE OR SOMETHING EMOTIONAL HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU SHED TEARS - IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A GIRL BUT YOU CAN'T HELP IT
HE - trying to cover a sniffling sound - wet stuff out of eye sockets - his man cry
SHE - honey, are you crying?
HE - I GOT SOMETHING STUCK IN MY EYE
man cry by BUFFALOKILL March 19, 2011
An emotional response, often involving tears, triggered by an inspiring, poignant, or deeply human event—typically one that stirs a sense of quiet pride, empathy, or solemn admiration.
Man 1: Not gonna lie, I had a full-on man cry watching that scene where the old soldier salutes his fallen comrades—hit me right in the chest.

Man 2: I had that once, when I heard about the Carpathia racing to save Titanic survivors
When a man sits down and crys for a minimum of 5 minutes about something he doesn't want anyone else to know.
Bobby: Where were you at lunch yesterday?

Dave: Oh sorry. Don't tell anyone, but I had myself a man-cry about Jenny.
man-cry by Brianna_Ashlee September 18, 2009