real men don't eat quiche

English

Etymology

The idiom derives from the book on stereotypes about masculinity, Real Men Don't Eat Quiche, by Bruce Feirstein, published in 1982.

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Proverb

real men don't eat quiche

1. (aphorism, humorous) The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.

Related terms

• quiche-eater