manhood

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The novel’s title applies to Jody, too, who is similarly poised between boyhood and manhood until Flag’s death pushes him over his own state line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Jordan said he is talking about his journey because the way that prostate cancer and notions of manhood and masculinity are interwoven means men don’t like to talk about the disease — Black men especially.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

He wants people to believe he’s all man, but he views his manhood as something that everyone wants to steal from him just for the hell of it.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

Second, once achieved, manhood status is tenuous and impermanent; that is, it can be lost or taken away.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

Then came the day when Zeus who views the wide world drew men’s eyes upon that way accurst that wrung the manhood from the knees of many!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer