man cave

noun

Definition of man cave

: 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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Then Lisa Pembleton, the farm manager who lived next door to the man cave, took the stand. — Kevin Conley, Town & Country, "Too Much Horsepower," 24 Dec. 2012 Rooms are programmed for specific activities: craft rooms, man caves, movie theaters. — Kate Wagner, Curbed, "Building houses that grow with us," 14 Nov. 2018 Dropped the boy off at school, worked out, let the dogs outside and began chilling like a boss in my man cave in the basement. — Caroline Alkire, Good Housekeeping, "The Internet Cannot Handle This Dad's Story About His Toddler's Literal S--t Storm," 19 May 2017 The man caves and patios of Houston are awash with seats removed from the Dome and sold via the county. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "Houstonians flock to the Astrodome for one last look inside before renovations begin," 9 Apr. 2018 Other themes throughout the year include man cave decor, vintage clothing, antique bottles and holiday collectibles. — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, "Grayslake antique market doubles in size for summer," 25 June 2018 Upstairs is another restaurant with a different concept, also owned by Cholak's father: Mike's Sportbook & Meat Bar, a man cave made up of a bar and a wide, open patio dotted with heat lamps. — Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Meet Rachael Cholak, the girl with the doughnut tattoos," 25 June 2018 Marr plans to use the seats for his man cave as well. — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Red Wings fans scoop up Joe Louis Arena chairs, slice of history," 15 May 2018 The room could be used as a home theater, a man cave or an office. — Karen A. Avitabile, courant.com, "Property of the week: 17 Hickory Lane, West Hartford," 11 Aug. 2017

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