hy·per·mas·cu·line
| \ ˌhī-pər-ˈma-skyə-lən
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variants:
or hyper-masculine
Definition of hypermasculine
: 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
Other Words from hypermasculine
hypermasculinity
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ˌhī-pər-ˌma-skyə-ˈli-nə-tē
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or hyper-masculinity noun
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or hyper-masculinity noun
Combining macho engineering with the hypermasculinity of the military has wrought disastrous environmental consequences.
— Joni Seager
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“Hypermasculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypermasculine. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of hypermasculine was in 1909
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