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Originally from US English.

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Noun

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theman(singular only)

  1. Theoppressivepowers that be, including thegovernment andcorporations, ascoordinatedoutside of one'scontrol.
    Holonym:the System
    Coordinate terms:Big Brother,Leviathan
    The man gets you down.
    I'm sorry I couldn’t meet you earlier, but I spent all night working forthe man.
    • 1966 December,Stephen Stills, “For What It's Worth”‎[1]performed byBuffalo Springfield:
      It starts when you're always afraid / Step out of line,the man come and take you away
    • 1968,Nathan C. Heard,Howard Street, New York: The New American Library,pages22–23:
      “Bitch, shut up that noise!” Cowboy hissed hotly from somewhere in the darkness ahead of her. “You wanna bringthe man down on me or somethin’?[…]”
    • 1969,John Fogerty, “Proud Mary”, inBayou Country, performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival:
      Left a good job in the city / Workin' forthe man every night and day
    • 1981,Men at Work, “Who Can It Be Now?”, inBusiness as Usual:
      Is itthe man come to take me away?
      Why do they follow me?
    • 1996, “Hooker with a Penis”, performed byTool:
      And in between sips of Coke / He told me that he thought we were sellin' out / Layin' down, suckin' up tothe man / Well now I've got some / Advice for you, little buddy / Before you point the finger / You should know that I'mthe man / I'mthe man and you'rethe man / And he'sthe man as well
    • 2023 September 5, Arwa Mahdawi, “Why all the Burning Man schadenfreude? Where do I start ...”, inThe Guardian‎[2],→ISSN:
      […]once people such as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk show up to your party, there is no longer anything countercultural about it. You are not rebelling againstthe man. Youarethe man.
  2. Anoppressive ordomineering person ofauthority, usuallymale; especially, one'sboss.
    Near-synonym:old man
  3. Thebestman for ajob; someone withexceptionalskills.
    You’rethe man!
    • 1989,Spike Lee,Do the Right Thing:
      Buggin' Out: Youthe man.
      Mookie: No, youthe man.
      Buggin' Out: No, I'm just a struggling Black man trying to keep my dick hard in a cruel and harsh world.
    • 2004 January 31, George Kimball, “Super Bowl XXXVIII: Rags-to-riches story for Carolina Panthers quarter-back Delhomme”, inThe Guardian‎[3]:
      [Jake Delhomme] has been “The Man” ever since, leading the Panthers to a remarkable eight come-from-behind wins in what Fox describes as Carolina's “outhouse-to-penthouse” season.
    • 2007 March 16,Capcom Production Studio 4, quoting Maya,Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, Europe:Capcom,→OCLC,Nintendo DS, scene: Part 3: Investigation, Circus Entrance, level/area: Turnabout Big Top:
      You'rethe man now, doll!

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the oppressive powers that be
a male authority figure; one's boss
the best person for the job

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