Right Man

Meaning

Noun

  • A man driven by a manic need for self-esteem, often driven to violence: "the violent man".

Origin

  • Originally coined in A.E. Van Vogt's 1954 novel The Violent Man, and subsequently promoted by Colin Wilson.

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