男性朋友间的“男男约会”

女性闺蜜之间一起搭伴逛街吃饭，男性朋友之前也经常约着一起酒吧烧烤。两个男性一起共度休闲时光的社交行为就被称为“男男约会”。

Man date is a neologism of the 2000s that is used to describe a social situation where two men spend time together one-on-one.
“男男约会”是本世纪出现的一个新词，用来描述两名男性共度时光的社交行为。

"Man date" refers to a platonic social encounter, not sexual implied or actual.
“男男约会”指的是柏拉图式的会面，不包含性暗示或者现实的性行为。

As The New York Times article defined:
《纽约时报》曾这样定义“男男约会”：

A man date is two heterosexual men socializing without the crutch of business or sports.
“男男约会”是指两个异性恋男子进行与生意和体育无关的社交活动。

Along with metrosexual and bromance, the term is part of a growing set of neologisms that address modern-day masculinity.
与“都市型男”和“兄弟之情”两个词一样，“男男约会”是表述现代男性的越来越多的新词之一。

（中国日报网英语点津 yaning）