What is Little Man Syndrome?
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Condition whereby undersized men compensate for their smallness by physically asserting their presence.
That Puerto Rican just freaked on me when I stepped on his puma—he’s got a bad case of little man syndrome.
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A man, small in stature, who attempts to overcome the way he believes other people perceive him (as a diminuative character) by 1) attaching himself to authority figures, 2) trying to manipulate himself into positions of control, 3) migrating toward positions of leadership, and 4) having a fairly volatile temper.
I had a boss with little man syndrome and besides never being able to please him, he always had to prove he was better than anyone else!
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When a small man feels the need to out do a normal size man in order to feel bigger then he is.
Boy Chris really has little man syndrome today. He feels he needs to drink more then everyone else.
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When a guy is short and has an attitude problem because he is bitter at society for looking down on short guys.
Damn, I just got rejected by the bouncer that I was a lot taller than at the bar, he must have had a bad case or little man syndrome.
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When a guy's short, but to compensate for his vertical challenge feels the need to be able to beat the shit out of all.
Yo lil Joe's only 5'4", but that mothafucka beat the shit outta Jose. Jose's fuckin' 6'1"! Now that's fuckin little man syndrome!
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"Napolean complex" is already a term. The "little man syndrome" is less literate; unneccessary.
No example is needed for this, OK?
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