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Nancy (referring to Shelby's new husband): That Jackson is one big hangin' man.
— Nancy · Steel Magnolias
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Nancy's bawdy aside sizes up Shelby's new husband with a slangy, suggestive compliment. 'Hangin' man' is a cheeky way of hinting he's impressively built, and the humour comes from how casually she drops it, like ordinary gossip over a fence.
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