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[m-eh-n]Pan-Diaspora (Bangalore, Madras, Calcutta, London, Perth)· Anglo-Indian colloquial conversation filler & punctuation
Also spelled: mahn, maan
Community Definitions2
Definition #1
An all-purpose punctuation mark used at the start, middle, or end of almost any sentence to add warmth, emphasis, exasperation, or friendly rapport. Completely gender-neutral and applied to everyone from toddlers to grandmothers.
“Men, where you were all this time? I was waiting for you outside the railway institute since six o’clock!”
Definition #2
Expresses disbelief or mild reproach when something absurd happens.
“What men, you forgot to bring the dance tickets after all that bundobust?”