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man mode

noun, verb — 2 senses

man mode

noun

Etymology Compound of man + mode.

1

Government, Military, Politics, War Singapore, Slang A state of mind in which one is too fatigued to contribute, make decisions or do anything beyond the bare minimum required.

man mode

verb

Etymology Compound of man + mode.

1

Government, Military, Politics, War Singapore, Invariable, Slang To make no effort to contribute to the task at hand; to be too fatigued to do anything; to idly go with the flow.

  • It was in the army that I learnt the term ‘man-mode’ which is used to describe someone who doesn’t care or doesn’t make any effort to contribute to the team.2022 May 15, Joseph Low, ““Don’t Man-Mode Leh”: What Does Taking Responsibility Mean?”, in Medium, archived from the original on 16 May 2022:
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