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

And Hank’s own clumsy attempts at hypermasculine child-rearing often come from his father, Cotton (Toby Huss). —Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025

Trump has successfully revived being anti-woke and boastfully hypermasculine in the comedy world — a mere reflection of what his politics are all about. —Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025

When The Sopranos debuted in 1999, the series moved the cultural needle in innumerable ways — not least with its depiction of a hypermasculine man in a therapist’s office. —Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025

Rather than two hypermasculine men sparring for Agathe’s affection, Félix and Oliver don’t see each other as enemies. —Hannah Benson may 16, Literary Hub, 16 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypermasculine

• masculine