# "Male" and "Female" as synonyms for "Man" and "Woman"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-and-female-as-synonyms-for-man-and-woman/75621>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 9, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-and-female-as-synonyms-for-man-and-woman/75621 "2001-08-09T17:07:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-and-female-as-synonyms-for-man-and-woman/75621/21 "2007-11-16T16:25:18Z")

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