manssiere
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editmanssiere (plural manssieres)
- (informal) A bra designed to be worn by men.
- 2002, Lou Schuler, Jeff Volek, Adam Campbell, Michael Mejia, “Getting Ready to Lift”, in The Testosterone Advantage Plan[1], Rodale, →ISBN, page 176:
- For most of us, the thought of needing to wear a "manssiere" is reason enough to avoid androstenedione. But now two other prohormones, androstenediol and norandrodiol, have attracted some buzz in gym culture.
- 2007 October 30, Rich Eisen, “Canton The Hall of Fame”, in Total Access: A Journey to the Center of the NFL Universe[2], illustrated edition, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 232:
- Then there's Sergeant Colt. He's a proud member of something called the Pro Football Ultimate Fans Association, an ecclectic group of fanatics that includes the like of Boss Hogette (Redskins), Bolthead Trish (Chargers), and famously bare-chested charter member Barrel Man (Broncos), who appears in desperate need of a Seinfeld manssiere.
- 2014 September 8, Merril D. Smith, “G”, in Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast[3], illustrated edition, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 125:
- Despite this premise, the invention of the manssiere or bro was unnecessary given the already thriving men's gynecomastia undergarment industry in the United States.