[Essay] You are such a low life man

[Fanoos62]

What does it mean?
"You are such a low life man"

 

[Matthew Wai]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lowlife

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

There is no need for "man" in that sentence. And normally, "lowlife" is a single word.

 

[probus]

"There is no need for "man" in that sentence. And normally, "lowlife" is a single word."

I agree, but to me the addition of "man" makes it sound very natural and colloquial. If one of my friends was inspired to say that to me, I would bet big that he would include the "man".

Great old Newyorker cartoon: Wealthy middle-aged couple at the dining table with their daughter and her boyfriend. Father says to daughter "Why does he keep calling your mother man?"

 

[MikeNewYork]

In the US, we say "lowlife" as stand-alone. It gets the point across.

 

[Matthew Wai]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lowlife
It says 'lowlife' and 'low-life' are a noun and an adjective respectively.

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

That is correct.