A disposable pant-type absorbent article such as a pant diaper, a sanitary pant or incontinence pant specially adapted for a male user, said disposable pant-type absorbent article comprises: a chassis having a front section and a back section, each comprising a waist edge in use forming an upper edge of the article, a pair of side edges and a pair of leg edges, an absorbent core , a front region configured for receiving the genitals of a male user, a longitudinal direction (y) and a transverse direction (x), in which the front section at least partly is made of an elastic material comprising a plurality of elastic threads , wherein a first portion of the elastic material is located below the waist edge of the front section and above the front region , and extends continuously over at least a central portion of the absorbent article for pressing a front portion of the absorbent core towards a user during use of the absorbent article, wherein a second portion of the elastic material is located further from the waist edge than the first portion and on opposite sides of the front region , and includes at least one elongated side elastic thread extending on the transverse sides of the front region but not completely over the front region , wherein the absorbent article further comprises at least one elongated side elastic element attached in a substantially longitudinal direction on each transverse side of the front region for providing a side gathering effect along the transverse sides of the front region , such that the absorbent core within the front region, under the influence of the elongated side elastic elements and the first and second portions of the elastic material, is adapted to bulge outwardly during use of the article to form a bowl shaped portion for receiving the genitals of a male user. a chassis having a front section and a back section, each comprising a waist edge in use forming an upper edge of the article, a pair of side edges and a pair of leg edges, an absorbent core , a front region configured for receiving the genitals of a male user, a longitudinal direction (y) and a transverse direction (x), in which the front section at least partly is made of an elastic material comprising a plurality of elastic threads , wherein a first portion of the elastic material is located below the waist edge of the front section and above the front region , and extends continuously over at least a central portion of the absorbent article for pressing a front portion of the absorbent core towards a user during use of the absorbent article, wherein a second portion of the elastic material is located further from the waist edge than the first portion and on opposite sides of the front region , and includes at least one elongated side elastic thread extending on the transverse sides of the front region but not completely over the front region , wherein the absorbent article further comprises at least one elongated side elastic element attached in a substantially longitudinal direction on each transverse side of the front region for providing a side gathering effect along the transverse sides of the front region , such that the absorbent core within the front region, under the influence of the elongated side elastic elements and the first and second portions of the elastic material, is adapted to bulge outwardly during use of the article to form a bowl shaped portion for receiving the genitals of a male user. <EOS>