: 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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Jones launched men’s couture and offered some glitz and sparkle, but the overall message came across as a commitment to the elegance of yore, albeit with the anti-macho, but still masculine, playfulness of today.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Anti-macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-macho. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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