real men don't eat quiche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.

Pronunciation

En-us-real men don't eat quiche.oga

Word forms

real men don't eat quiche

Etymology

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

Related words

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