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men's maternity wear

over-sized men's clothing, such as baggy pants, occasionally with rubber bands around the ankles, XXXL T-shirts, and hoodies that extend to the knees
Is Ray expecting or did he just lose 150 pounds? He's been sporting the men's maternity wear lately.
by shepp February 15, 2008
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your maternal figure

by Screwballincredinle September 11, 2022
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Maternity Metric System

When a pregnant woman refers to her pregnancy progress in weeks, not months.
Person A: "Wow, you're pregnant! How far along are you?"
Pregnant chick: "I'm 20 weeks."
Person A: "Oh so 5 months?"
Pregnant chick: "No, 20 weeks. It's the maternity metric system equivalent for 5 months. But saying it in weeks makes me sound better than everyone and it confuses and annoys people."
by redsparkle1 October 3, 2011
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maternal crush

When man feels that the woman is like a mother to him regardless of how old she is.
"I might have a maternal crush on you."
by Chickenrubber June 4, 2016
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maternal figure

You: "I don't have any cash on me right now"
Your friend: "You know what else you don't have? A maternal figure."
by nick‽ May 31, 2024
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maternal death

When a woman ceases to exist due to excessive strain on her birth tract during or after giving labor.
I think it's safe to say that both the guy who impregnated the woman and the lack of contraceptives are ultimate murderers that caused the woman's maternal death.
by ExtraterrestrialMonkey347 December 4, 2022
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maternalism

A type of toxic behaviour most commonly exhibited by middle aged women which seeks to control or discredit a person through a sustained campaign of infantilisation, gaslighting and intense focus on the target's perceived flaws or disabilities.

Through this the perpetrator sets themselves up as a protective mother figure of an otherwise capable adult to whom they are usually not related.

This tactic is often used in the defence of bigotry or conspiracy theories such as the anti-vax movement, the goal being to portray the target as too immature to have their arguments taken seriously.
That article by JK Rowling reeks of maternalism.
by sonderland June 11, 2020
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