real men don't eat quiche

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English

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Etymology

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The idiom derives from the book on stereotypes about masculinity, Real Men Don't Eat Quiche, by Bruce Feirstein, published in 1982.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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real men don't eat quiche

  1. (aphorism, humorous) The stereotypical man does not do things that are considered effeminate.
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