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
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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."