Menoporsche

Quick meaning: Menoporsche is a noun meaning (countable, informal) A sports car bought by a man during a mid-life crisis.

Meaning

(countable, informal) A sports car bought by a man during a mid-life crisis.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable, informal) Male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car.

Example Sentences

At the onset of their mid-life crisis, along with the desire to recapture their lost youth, comes a yearning for the sexy, sleek, high-performance car of their dreams — the menoporsche.

Some doctors believe that midlife crises often stem from men's waning testosterone levels. Dr. Harry Fisch, a New York physician and author of the "Male Biological Clock," drolly refers to the phenomenon as "menoporsche," noting that testosterone treatment may prove a better antidote for the condition than the purchase of a new sports car.

Word Forms

• menoporsches

Synonyms for menoporsche

Depending on context, synonyms include andropause, manopause.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include penopause, period, metromania, po-mo, psychopannychy, peripeteia.

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