my high school mans

[GoodTaste]

What does "mans" mean? An informal word referring to a strong boy?

Plus, what does "I know" mean? Does it mean "I know (it was improper at such a place as the local drive-in)"?

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...when I was hooking up with my high school mans in the back of his car at our local drive-in (I know, but it's true).

Source: Metropolitan October 2020

 

[Tarheel]

It's impossible to tell what that person means by that without much more context.

 

[GoesStation]

Plus, what does "I know" mean?

"I know it's a cliché. You don't have to tell me."

 

[emsr2d2]

Absent any other context, I would assume it was a typo and should have been "man", meaning "my high school boyfriend".

 

[Tdol]

It could be a slang word, though it's not in UrbanDictionary.

 

[Tarheel]

It could be a slang word, though it's not in UrbanDictionary.

You never know. ;-)

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I read "I know" as short for "I know it sounds crazy."

The "mans" doesn't make sense to me. Maybe the writer meant man. Maybe it's short for romance. Maybe anything. We need to know more.

 

[probus]

Looks like mans is very recent slang.

See:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=this mans

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Looks like mans is very recent slang.

See:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=this mans

Hm. I seem to have achieved a state of perfect notgettingitness.

 

[PeterCW]

Hm. I seem to have achieved a state of perfect notgettingitness.

You aren't the only one.

That definition doesn't seem to fit the quote anyway. From the context I suspect that it was meant as a contraction of romance and was intended to be pronounced with a soft "s" .

 

[Rover_KE]

Hm. I seem to have achieved a state of perfect notgettingitness.

I've long since sunk into a state of couldn'tcarelessness.

 

[SoothingDave]

I take it as slang, like some African Americans will refer to their "moms" in the plural. I have not heard "mans" before, but it follows logically.

Do not imitate.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I take it as slang, like some African Americans will refer to their "moms" in the plural. I have not heard "mans" before, but it follows logically.

Do not imitate.

And a long-time favorite (if insulting) word to call old men is Pops. I hope no one ever calls me mans.

 

[Tdol]

Looks like mans is very recent slang.

See:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=this mans

Good find- I found nothing for mans.