Man date is a neologism of the 2000s that is used to describe a social situation where two men spend time together one-on-one.
“男男約會”是本世紀出現(xiàn)的一個新詞,用來描述兩名男性共度時光的社交行為。
"Man date" refers to a platonic social encounter, not sexual implied or actual.
“男男約會”指的是柏拉圖式的會面,不包含性暗示或者現(xiàn)實的性行為。
As The New York Times article defined:
《紐約時報》曾這樣定義“男男約會”:
A man date is two heterosexual men socializing without the crutch of business or sports.
“男男約會”是指兩個異性戀男子進行與生意和體育無關(guān)的社交活動。
Along with metrosexual and bromance, the term is part of a growing set of neologisms that address modern-day masculinity.
與“都市型男”和“兄弟之情”兩個詞一樣,“男男約會”是表述現(xiàn)代男性的越來越多的新詞之一。