hypermasculine

adjective

hy·​per·​mas·​cu·​line ˌhī-pər-ˈma-skyə-lən How to pronounce hypermasculine (audio)
variants or hyper-masculine
: extremely or excessively masculine
a magazine full of hypermasculine ads
… the toy market's discovery that you can sell dolls to boys if you call them action figures and make them hypermasculine.David G. Hartwell
hypermasculinity noun
or hyper-masculinity
Combining macho engineering with the hypermasculinity of the military has wrought disastrous environmental consequences. Joni Seager

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Courtesy of brand Scoop Low-Slung Wide-Leg Cargo Jeans $28 $15 Walmart Courtesy of brand Everlane Modern Trench Coat $268 Everlane Lean into luxury Edward Berthelot/Getty Images The best way to style cargo pants is by leaning into the hypermasculine vibe or going in the complete opposite direction. Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025 The displays of wealth and opulence, as well as the hypermasculine displays of sexuality. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025 Some Republican women who might have considered running also balked at campaigning in the hypermasculine politics of the moment. Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025 This mindset among far-right Reformed evangelicals is deeply entwined with a hypermasculine virtuousness. Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hypermasculine

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hypermasculine was in 1909

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“Hypermasculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypermasculine. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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