as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles
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Recent Examples of machismo
Which is also a subject that doesn’t turn up in the post-bro world of country, where machismo remains at a pretty unfiltered premium.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
Johnson’s career-girl sophistication subtly conveys her self-protective arrogance, and Penn’s own blue-collar machismo is also nuanced.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 June 2024
Matthew Rhys, in his brief moments, gives George Carlin a chest-thumping, confrontational machismo.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Sometimes women can do a better job of taking some of the machismo and ego out of it, right?
—Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
Johnson’s career-girl sophistication subtly conveys her self-protective arrogance, and Penn’s own blue-collar machismo is also nuanced.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 June 2024
Matthew Rhys, in his brief moments, gives George Carlin a chest-thumping, confrontational machismo.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Sometimes women can do a better job of taking some of the machismo and ego out of it, right?
—Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for machismo
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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machismo. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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