anti-macho

adjective

an·ti-ma·cho | \ ˌan-tē-ˈmä-(ˌ)chō

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, ˌan-tī-\

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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