A room, space, corner or area of a dwelling that is specifically reserved for a male person to be in a solitary condition, away from the rest of the household in order to work, play, involve himself in certain hobbies, activities without interuption. This area is usually decorated by the male that uses it without interferance from any female influence.

An emotional sanctuary for men when they're stressed and need "space" or time away from females, responsibilities, etc.

A term used to describe that one little room (or garage) that the man of the household is given permission by his wife or girlfriend to furnish how he wants and do whatever he wants in it. It should be noted that the word 'man' is used very loosely when referring to a man cave. A real man doesn't allow himself to be shoved into one corner of his own house.

An area that is sectioned off so a man can have his own space away from the wife or gf. This space would include TV,lazy boy recliner,stereo,refrigerator with a keg of beer,games,and wall to wall porn.

chiefly american -
a bastardization of "den" or "study" that has brought shame to the english language. man cave is one of those words that makes the listener shudder.

origin of man cave: coined by a slob at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the repulsive word "man cave" was picked up by a growing population of people with bad taste to describe a deplorable emerging phenomenon of banality. whereas in the past, men who were lucky enough to have an extra room in their houses would generally use them for research, writing, or other constructive activities, a certain new group of men with an abundance of resources and nothing upstairs, began using their extra rooms for sloth and hedonism. words like "study" could no longer be used in a coherent way, while more accurate words likes "porn room" had too many negative connotations. thus, man cave was created to describe this unfortunate consequence of a society afflicated by the disease of affluence.

essential characteristics: man cave is a place where an over-sized slob sits in an over-sized arm chair in front of an over-sized tv and looks at ugly women with over-sized breasts, in a part of the house away from his over-sized wife.

The hairy stank hole between a mans two butt cheeks.

A room a man has claimed as his own personal space. He goes here to be alone, leaving the entire responsibility of watching the children, cleaning and cooking, etc., to the female of the house. She never needs a woman cave or a break because she is a woman. Only the man needs this special break and space as he is the one who is most pitiful. He blames much of this on the woman, and must hide away in mutiny that she dare expect anything of him.