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Adjective
the macho world of football
Noun
their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
The comically macho lawman built his entire identity around the notion that the bad guys never beat him.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
An ode to Arnold Palmer The rally, at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, named for the late champion pro golfer, was a macho and, at times, off-color affair.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
That includes hunting and other kinds of macho madness that Blake rebels against, a divide that never really got healed and a father/son bond that was completely broken when Grady simply disappeared.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
The comically macho lawman built his entire identity around the notion that the bad guys never beat him.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Lots of macho blather follows about Sergei and Dmitri being soft and needing to become men.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
An ode to Arnold Palmer The rally, at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, named for the late champion pro golfer, was a macho and, at times, off-color affair.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macho. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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