Adjective
the macho world of football Noun
their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho
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Adjective
Like a Faustian figure, Kilmer’s Elvis plays to Clarence’s macho aspiration.—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025 The latter is led by Scott Fischer (Gyllenhaal), a macho American mountain guide who climbed Everest's peak two years prior to the events of the film.—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
And the ultra macho (and sometimes clueless) Rick Ford is having none of this.—Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025 Lots of macho blather follows about Sergei and Dmitri being soft and needing to become men.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for macho
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Spanish, literally, male, from Latin masculus — more at masculine
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