1. Means of justification for a purchase. Everything is free if you think about it, because you aren't paying for a product, you're paying for someone to give it to you, so if you mentally cut the middle man (seller) out, you basically bought something for free.

2. Refers to stealing something. The people selling the product is the middle man, and by simply cutting out the middle man, everything magically becomes free.
g: omg where did you get those cool rings??
c: oh theyre free at emmy's!
g: really? i thought those were like 5 bucks each!
c: oh, i just cut out the middle man!
by i<3jordyn September 21, 2022
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the transformation of a young male's youthful appearance into an older male who looks around the age of 30 and older.
Jason, 28 years old, realized he had manned-out when his pic to a 23 year old on Craigslist was returned with the following message: "Can't you read? No one over 30!"
by Omar and Jason April 1, 2007
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