man sick
n.— «Added to that is a highly macho culture, where suffering from a sexually transmitted infection—or “man sick” as it is commonly called—is a sign of virility; a barrier to both condom use and medical treatment.» —“Diamond boom towns ignore threat of AIDS” in Koidu, Sierra Leone IRIN PlusNews June 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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