manfiction

English

Etymology

From man +‎ fiction.

Noun

manfiction (uncountable)

1. (informal) Literary fiction which appeals to, or is marketed toward, men, typically written by male authors and centering on male characters.
   • 2007 March 18, Ben Neihart, “Prince of Darkness”, in The New York Times:

     He sang the praises of Elmore Leonard, Chabon, Malamud and a host of tough-guy “manfiction” novelists, to use his affectionately satirical term.

   • 2008 October 12, Stephen King, “Who Says Real Men Don't Read?”, in Entertainment Weekly:

     And current manfiction certainly gives women a better deal than they got in the pulps of yesteryear, when most were presented as barracuda debs in frilly negligees.

   • 2010, Amanda Hess (quoting Tiger Beatdown), "The Morning After: Manfiction and Mandles Edition", Washington City Paper, 1 June 2010:

     A professed affinity for Manfiction was a central tenet of this precarious Cool Girl identity; a Cool Girl was always ready to support the literary analysis presented by the dudes, even after consuming a fifth of bourbon at three in the morning.

Synonyms

• dick lit

Hyponyms

• frat lit

Coordinate terms

• chick lit