also: もお · もだん
unpopular man; man who isn't well-liked by women
Internet slang, often used self-deprecatingly or humorously. Contrasts with 喪女 (もじょ), the female counterpart.
See also: 喪女 (もじょ)
彼は自分を喪男だと言って、恋愛を諦めている。
He calls himself an unpopular guy and has given up on romance.
ネットでは喪男同士で慰め合うスレ
Online, there are sometimes threads where unpopular men console each other.
Standard kanji form for this slang term.
Abbreviated reading; rarely used as a standalone written form.
Alternate reading; very rare and possibly a playful variant.
Japanese internet slang formed from モテない男, “a man unpopular with women,” with 喪 used for the initial sound and its gloomy association.