SINCE 1828
hypermasculine
adjective
hy·per·mas·cu·line
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ˌhī-pər-ˈma-skyə-lən
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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
\ˌhī-pər-ˌma-skyə-ˈli-nə-tē
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hyper-masculinity
noun
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hyper-masculinity
noun
Combining macho engineering with the hypermasculinity of the military has wrought disastrous environmental consequences.
—Joni Seager
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