All too powerful divine force. Rules your life, keeps you in line. In america it is very common to "stick it to the man", but watch out, The Man sticks back. You go and stick him with a call in to work sick on 4th of July? He'll come right back, bend you over, and stick it to you right back by he won't fire you from your shitty job, but gives you double the hours of nights and weekend shifts the next week, just daring you to stick him again and try and quit your job. When he sticks back, he sticks back hard. Few have defied The Man and have survived to tell about it. You fuck with The Man, then The Man fucks you.
Matt and Andrew foolishly thinking they could stick it to The Man for weeks on end were skipping school and participating in outdoor activites. For a couple days they thought they had beaten The Man until they capsized their canoe, losing not only valuable posessions, but also their dignity as at the next day at school they were laughed upon by children who understood not to fuck with The Man.
by ed0gg giggidy goo June 12, 2006
The proverbial man.
He is ambitious. He is what is the head of the world, and nobody likes the man. He ruins careers. He ruins dreams. He sets standards that no one can live up to. He abuses those close to him.
The man is an over ambitious, heartless twat.
He is ambitious. He is what is the head of the world, and nobody likes the man. He ruins careers. He ruins dreams. He sets standards that no one can live up to. He abuses those close to him.
The man is an over ambitious, heartless twat.
by hkhj April 4, 2011
Someone or something that is to be admired.
by wellwitted February 14, 2010
by Mostexcellant69 April 20, 2010
by JB9903 December 1, 2018
The Man is the head of "the establishment" put in place to "bring us down." Though nobody has physically seen "the man," he is assumed to be a male caucasian between the ages of 25-40 and is rumored to have a substantial amount of acquired wealth, presumably acquired by exploiting those whom his "establishment" is "keeping down."
by ManiAli December 8, 2019
Specifically, working for the man. A figurative term referring to those social and economic customs that prevent people from being treated as people in the work force. Oppression comes from the deification of profits, structures, and policies at the expense of human identity, creativity, and unique talent.
by kevinthenerd@yahoo.com August 1, 2004