LADY’S MAN
NOUNS, PERSON
1450 ► GALLANT one who pays court to ladies, a ladies’ man; also, a lover, in a bad sense, a paramour
1597 ► LADY-MONGER a ladies’ man, one who enjoys female company, esp. one who is sexually successful with women → obs.
1635 ► DAMMARET a lady’s man; ‘one that spends his whole time in the entertaining or courting of women’ → obs.
1649 ► DAMOURET a ladies’ man; one who spends his time in the entertaining or courting of women → obs.
1701 ► TOPGALLANT a ladies’ man, a philanderer
1785 ► JACK AMONG THE MAIDS a gallant; a ladies’ man
..E19 ► WOMAN-KILLER a man who considers himself to be irresistible to women; a lady’s man → sl.
1811 ► LADY-KILLER a man who considers himself to be irresistible to women; a lady’s man → sl.
1898 ► FUSSER a young man who frequently flirts and socializes with young women; a ladies’ man → students’ sl.
..L19 ► FLAMER an enthusiast; a success with the female sex, a lady’s man → sl.
..20C ► QUAIL-HUNTER a woman-chaser; a whoremonger → US sl.
..E20 ► DINK a lady’s man → US sl.
1900 ► POODLE-FAKER a man who cultivates female society, esp. for the purpose of professional advancement; a ladies’ man; an unmanly man → sl., orig. services’ sl.
1902 ► JACK AMONGST THE MAIDENS one who is always after women’s society, and who likes to be made much of by them → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1910 ► BOILER-MAKER a virile, sexually attractive man; a ladies’ man → US sl.
1910 ► CAKE-EATER a lady’s man; a male flirt; a wealthy young man, a playboy → Amer. sl.
1913 ► CANDYMAN a dandy; a lady’s man → Amer. dial.
1913 ► MOLL-BUZZER a ladies’ man → Amer. sl.
1915 ► TEA-HOUND a man who frequents tea parties; a ladies’ man; a womanizer
1920 ► CAKE a lady’s man → Amer. sl.
1920 ► PARLOR-SNAKE → PARLOUR SNAKE a ladies’ man; a seducer or would-be seducer → Amer. sl.
1920 ► WALLIE → WALLY a youth whose hair has a patent-leather lustre; a ladies’ man; a gigolo → Amer. sl. obs.
1921 ► JELLY BEAN a fashionably dressed young man; a ladies’ man, a dude; a dandy; sometimes used as a term of address → Amer. dial., sometimes derogatory
1925 ► HEAVY-CAKE a man whose main pastime is pursuing woman; a ladies’ man → Amer. sl.
1929 ► SWEETBACK → SWEETBACK MAN a woman’s lover; a lady’s man → US sl.
1930 ► VILLAGE RAM a local philanderer and ladies’ man → W. Indies sl.
1930 ► FANCY DAN a flashily dressed man; a ladies’ man → Amer. sl.
1935 ► PUFF a lady’s man → Royal Air Force usage
1940 ► CASSA a ladies’ man → Aust. sl.
1942 ► SWEET MAN a woman’s lover; a lady’s man → US sl.
1942 ► TOMMY-BUSTER one who takes women by storm → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
.M20 ► MACARONI a ladies’ man → US sl.
.M20 ► TOUGH CAT a male who is very successful with women; usually said in reference to a Black male → US sl.
1955 ► SAILOR a ladies’ man, esp. a youth who is or believes he is attractive to the opposite sex; any man who seeks to please or does please women → Amer. teen sl.
1959 ► DARK GABLE a suave, handsome Black man; a ladies’ man → US sl.
1965 ► BORE a rude or disrespectful man who is fond of being with women and tries to attract their attention → Amer. dial.
1967 ► DAPPER DAN a flashily dressed man; a lady’s man; one who is fond of being with women and tries to attract their attention → Amer. sl.
1975 ► GAY-CAT an active, jovial, lusty person who enjoys life; a ladies’ man; a dude; one who, with or without the help of narcotics, is never worried or troubled but who takes life as it comes without being concerned or bothered → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1975 ► WOMAN-CHASER a ladies’ man; a libertine → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1991 ► MACK → MACK DADDY a ladies’ man; a man who attracts females; a person who deceives or tries to charm a member of the opposite sex with seductive words → Amer. rap music usage
2000 ► BABE-SLAYER a ladies’ man → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
PHRASES
1780 ► WRAPT UP IN THE TAIL OF HIS MOTHER’S SMOCK applied to anyone who is remarkable for his success with the ladies’ → sl.
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