mankeep

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mon-

Proto-Germanic *mann-

Proto-West Germanic *mann

Old English mann

Middle English man

English man

English keeping

English mankeepingbf.

English mankeep

Back-formation from mankeeping, equivalent to man +‎ keep.

Verb

mankeep (third-person singular simple present mankeeps, present participle mankeeping, simple past and past participle mankept)

1. To engage in mankeeping.
   • 2025 June 16, “Mankeeping: why single women are giving up dating”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:

     Yes, but mankeeping is a real thing: men don’t mankeep; women mankeep.