A general statement of praise intended for a male. Popularized by the film "Finding Forrester" in which Sean Connery triumphantly and uncharacteristically exclaims that his pupil is now 'the man'. Subsequently immortalized on the website www.yourethemannowdog.com. One of the most bizarre 'tributes' on the internet.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods

Silly piece of dialog spoken by Sean Connery in the movie Finding Forrester that gets stuck in your head everytime you hear it.

verbal gratification given to one's 'dog,' to inform them that they are in fact The Man now.

An interjection praising the quality of the dog (i.e. person, generally male) in question, with reference to a recent noteworthy accomplishment.

The metamorphosis from a socially-assigned characterization as a universally deprecated tumor on the societal fabric to a pinnacle of relational desirability and validity as evidenced by the adoring prostrations of those less socially endowed as the result of the semi-divine portrayal of personal superiority through action.

A transcendental state achieved when one simultaneously becomes both man and dog. Often a laudatory exclamation given by one man-dog to another for an act seen as deserving man-praise, while simultaneously evoking woman-disgust.