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# How to pronounce "man boy" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mænbɔɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **man·boy**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- An emotionally immature man.

### Example Sentences
- "what good man boy I say he shall go - am I the master here or you go - you'll not"
- "and things like that and they picked a man boy I give them a lot of credit I"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "man boy" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "deny to dance she that makes dainty she elsewhere of corns my kin there you now what good man boy I say he shall go - am I the master here or you go - you'll not"
- **Watch at 40:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4tSfkGyC74&t=2400s)

### Example 2
> "gastroenterologist and you know he's one of the best in the world but they but he's also done some great mechanical engineering and designing some new pills and things like that and they picked a man boy I give them a lot of credit I mean that's that's that's vision to pick somebody and I think you know they'll be the richer for I think the Media Lab is certainly hired you know people I get"
- **Watch at 56:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQffCdHHlQ&t=3396s)

### Example 3
> "the single Sleepless a year later he entered the Swedish qualifiers for the Eurovision song contest in third place but his song man boy went on to top the Swedish singles charts"
- **Watch at 18:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvfb5Z6H8FQ&t=1099s)

### Example 4
> "stuff with gadgets James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 has long been the Envy of most man boy from machine guns in the headlights to possibly the first ever satnav his car had it all now it can be yours for just under $5 million and the"
- **Watch at 0:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwKeZO2-Xg&t=0s)


## How to Pronounce "man boy"

- **Syllables**: man · boy
- **IPA**: `/mænbɔɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[man](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/man), [boy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/boy)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “man boy”?
“man boy” is pronounced /mænbɔɪ/ (man · boy). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “man boy”?
“man boy” has 2 syllables: man · boy.

### What does “man boy” mean?
An emotionally immature man.

### How can I hear “man boy” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “man boy” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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