hypermasculine

adjective

hy·​per·​mas·​cu·​line ˌhī-pər-ˈma-skyə-lən 

variants or hyper-masculine

: extremely or excessively masculine

a magazine full of hypermasculine ads

… the toy market's discovery that you can sell dolls to boys if you call them action figures and make them hypermasculine.

—David G. Hartwell

hypermasculinity

ˌhī-pər-ˌma-skyə-ˈli-nə-tē 

noun

or hyper-masculinity

Combining macho engineering with the hypermasculinity of the military has wrought disastrous environmental consequences.

—Joni Seager

Examples of hypermasculine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pressures to look a certain way — hypermasculine, muscular and stylish, for example, among certain subsets of gay men, can be just as harsh and punishing. — Stephanie Fairyington, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Cowboy hats, jeans, a lot of alcohol and bull riding combine into a special mix of hypermasculine rituals at Mexican rodeo shows. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026

Jaripeo is a feature hybrid documentary that journeys to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026

Many observers were taken aback by his haughty tone, hypermasculine preoccupation with domination, giddiness about violence and casual attitude toward death. — Casey Ryan Kelly, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypermasculine

• masculine