man cave
noun
: a room or space (as in a basement) designed according to the taste of the man of the house to be used as his personal area for hobbies and leisure activities
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Back downstairs, the basement is home to a fitness center with a sauna, a captivating wine display, and a man cave where owners can practice putting.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
The lower-level project included adding a bedroom and bath, installing a fitness center with a sauna, a lighted wine rack, an entertainment area, and a man cave with a putting green.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Ali does get comic mileage out of Orsino’s house, depicted here as a luxe man cave, where a half-dozen bro courtiers flatter his fragile masculinity.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Guests can stay in a yurt, a treehouse, a man cave apartment or the Danville Inn, which sits in the middle of a main street facade constructed inside an airplane hangar.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
The lower-level project included adding a bedroom and bath, installing a fitness center with a sauna, a lighted wine rack, an entertainment area, and a man cave with a putting green.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Ali does get comic mileage out of Orsino’s house, depicted here as a luxe man cave, where a half-dozen bro courtiers flatter his fragile masculinity.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Guests can stay in a yurt, a treehouse, a man cave apartment or the Danville Inn, which sits in the middle of a main street facade constructed inside an airplane hangar.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Man cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20cave. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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