as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho
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Recent Examples of macho
Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
And so—much like how the macho, all-American Jackson Pollock is now unironically described as a neo-Mannerist, an arranger of curls and fussy El Greco serpentines—de Kooning has made the long voyage across the Atlantic.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
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
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Noun
Butler and Reedus play members of the Vandals, an eventual gang led by a macho Tom Hardy, while Comer plays a suburban Chicagoan who gets swept up in their community of lost souls.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
And so—much like how the macho, all-American Jackson Pollock is now unironically described as a neo-Mannerist, an arranger of curls and fussy El Greco serpentines—de Kooning has made the long voyage across the Atlantic.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macho
Noun
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And fortunately, as designers have grappled with notions of masculinity in recent years, things have changed.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
25 Jan. 2025
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The company also appointed Joel Kaplan, a former Republican White House staffer, as its new policy chief, and Zuckerberg, in an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, touted the benefits of masculinity.—
Salvador Rodriguez,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This mindset among far-right Reformed evangelicals is deeply entwined with a hypermasculine virtuousness.—
Liam Adams,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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Putin posing topless is the viral version of this public peacocking, but casual misogyny, carefully staged photo ops, and boastful, hypermasculine rhetoric also fit the bill.—
Erica Chenoweth,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Feb. 2022
Adjective
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And women who tried to build muscle were seen as manly or unnatural.—
Danielle Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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After a young man is possessed in a séance by the spirits of kamikaze pilots: His usual rather weak features had taken on a manly, resolute look.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During some downtime in Paris, Chalamet balanced a masculine NFL jacket with a mini Chanel bag, a New York City Ballet baseball cap, and a black and white neckerchief.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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There is no shortage of wide, masculine jeans; plaid shirts; beanies; and striped T-shirts in her rotation.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Victorians, perhaps sensing that Britain’s empire could not stay young and virile forever, took this Romantic dread and ran with it.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
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New cassette players are being manufactured and competition is virile, musicians are releasing more and more records on the format and Amazon is selling old cassettes like a bumper crop.—
SPIN Team,
SPIN,
28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Pickleball gives a brand like adidas the ability to market its products not just to the young male athletic demographic, but to the entire gamut of pickleball players, many of whom are at retirement age.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Similarly to how the president-elect won the Hispanic male vote and swayed more Black men to vote for him than in 2020, Trump is now also appealing to younger people despite them being traditionally more left wing and more countercultural, breaking the norms of voting patterns across generations.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macho. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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