# mans

Pronunciation: say "MANZ" /mænz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of man. — third-person singular simple present indicative of man
   - Simple: The form of man used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The guard mans the gate from dusk until dawn._
   - _A single operator mans the entire control room overnight._

## Noun

2. Plural of man in Multicultural London English. Nonstandard; the standard plural is men. *(dialectal, Multicultural London English)* — plural of man
   - Simple: Plural of man in London street slang. In standard English, the plural is men.
3. A man; a slang equivalent of man, used in casual speech. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A casual slang word for a man or guy.
   - _This mans tried to sell me a fake watch outside the station, and he wouldn't take no for an answer._
   - _The mans behind the counter just shrugged and looked away._

## Noun

4. Genitive of man. *(obsolete)* — genitive of man
   - Simple: Old possessive form of man. Today we write it as man's.

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from "man" with the third-person singular verb suffix "-s".
**Meaning 2** — Formed from "man" with the plural suffix "-s".
**Meaning 4** — Formed from "man" with the genitive suffix "-s".
**Meaning 3** — Formed from "man" with the hypocoristic suffix "-s", used to create a pet or affectionate form.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mans (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).