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an·ti-ma·cho | \ ˌan-tē-ˈmä-(ˌ)chō, ˌan-tī- 
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\Definition of anti-macho
: characterized by a deliberate avoidance or notable absence of machismo … the cumulative effect of all these anti-macho brainiacs has been to make it seem as if a superhero could be anyone.— Owen Gleiberman
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The first known use of anti-macho was in 1975
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