This page is about the slang phrase; for other uses of the phrase, see The Man (disambiguation). For the human male, see Man.

"The Man" is a slang phrase associated with the counterculture and used to describe higher authority; the MAN-agement. This "Man" does not usually refer to a specific individual as such, but instead to the government, leaders of large corporations and other authority figures; its meaning is pejorative. The Man is colloquially defined as the figurative person who controls our world. The Man is also often used as a symbol of racial oppression.

The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe perceived oppression, but in modern times it is most often used facetiously in an ironically resigned fashion. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist"; however, this is also used facetiously.

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@blueshelled The running man thing was a joke. Don't cut me loose!
redinbleustate (Jules) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:18:41 -0000
@blueshelled The running man thing was a joke. Don't cut me loose!
Def. of Herzogian: Running over a 3 wks dead, frozen alligator on the streets of New Orleans. Like Wicker Man but w/iguanas instead of bees.
ridemjenk (Jeffrey) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:13:40 -0000
Def. of Herzogian: Running over a 3 wks dead, frozen alligator on the streets of New Orleans. Like Wicker Man but w/iguanas instead of bees.
@Pwnda like the look man :-) how's she running?
Beardedout (Josh Jackwood) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:12:08 -0000
@Pwnda like the look man :-) how's she running?
Finally back to the low tens. Now I need to move into the high nines. Man I missed running which is funny because I hate to run.
gambit_1 (Mario Alfaro) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:57:23 -0000
Finally back to the low tens. Now I need to move into the high nines. Man I missed running which is funny because I hate to run.
RT @JoshuaKChatman this nigga Billy is hittin the Running Man <----#fail
caramelchink89 (chadnei payne) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:42:36 -0000
RT @JoshuaKChatman this nigga Billy is hittin the Running Man <----#fail
Ain't that the truth! -->Man adrian is running like he's in his nike commercial.An Angry individual lol (via @Lfitzgerald11)
MDW21 (Mark Darren Walker) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:22:23 -0000
Ain't that the truth! -->Man adrian is running like he's in his nike commercial.An Angry individual lol (via @Lfitzgerald11)

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