man friday
man Fri·day
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [man frahy-dey, -dee]
- /mæn ˈfraɪ deɪ, -di/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [man frahy-dey, -dee]
- /mæn ˈfraɪ deɪ, -di/
Definitions of man friday words
- noun man friday a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man. 1
- noun man friday a loyal male servant or assistant 0
- noun man friday A right-hand man. 0
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Origin of man friday
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; after Friday, the devoted servant in Robinson Crusoe
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Parts of speech for Man friday
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
man friday popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
man friday usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for man friday
noun man friday
- assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- gal friday — Older Use: Sometimes Offensive. a woman who acts as a general assistant in a business office or to an executive and has a wide variety of especially secretarial and clerical duties.
- girl friday — gal Friday.
- second self — one who associates so closely with a given person as to assume that person's mode of behavior, personality, beliefs, etc.
Antonyms for man friday
noun man friday
- girl friday — gal Friday.
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