machismo

noun ma·chis·mo \ mä-ˈchēz-(ˌ)mō , mə- , -ˈkēz- , -ˈkiz- , -ˈchiz- \

|Updated on: 8 Jul 2018

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Definition of machismo

1 : a strong sense of masculine pride : an exaggerated masculinity

athletes displaying their machismo

2 : an exaggerated or exhilarating sense of power or strength

the administration's machismo in pushing for a new treaty

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a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles

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Eventually, whether to preserve his waning machismo or simply out of boredom, Coolidge retired Thunderbolt, who is now immortalized at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum in Northampton, Massachusetts.

— katherine j. wu, Smithsonian, "For His Patriotic Birthday, Five Facts About Calvin Coolidge," 2 July 2018
As a genre built on unbridled machismo, homophobic attitudes can be traced through every era and subgenre of rap, and nearly all of the genre’s most influential architects have been guilty of using a gay slur in a lyric at some point.

— gerrick d. kennedy, latimes.com, "How introspective hip-hop artist Roy Kinsey turned trauma into triumph," 6 June 2018
Maybe, even a decade later, there's some perceived machismo to protect.

— anonymous, Glamour, "#MeToo Forced Me to Reevaluate My Own Sexual History—and I've Taken Advantage of Women," 30 May 2018
Ricardo Jimenez, a director at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Humboldt Park, said gay Puerto Ricans still have to overcome machismo, which prevents them from being fully accepted by the community.

— elvia malagon, chicagotribune.com, "Openly gay boxer to visit Chicago for Pride, Puerto Rican parades," 15 June 2018
In some cases, machismo may mask homosexual feelings of which the men are ashamed.

— The Economist, "The lives and deaths of transgender Latin Americans," 15 Mar. 2018
The answer will be shaped by a diverse set of factors: Money, machismo, asset protection and an industry that has yet to bump up against the limits of analytics.

— gabe lacques, USA TODAY, "Is 'bullpenning' MLB's best path to 27 outs - or a gateway to 'mediocrity'?," 21 Mar. 2018
Commercial truck driving has a reputation for grueling hours, weeks away from home, and a burly machismo that isn't particularly welcoming to women.

— nicole spector /, NBC News, "Why millennials should start considering truck driving: It's almost a tech job," 18 Mar. 2018
So actors Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske and Jay Chandrasekhar, who also directs the film, don the uniforms, the hats and the brain-dead machismo to protect the border.

— bill goodykoontz, azcentral, "'Super Troopers 2' is bad, but do fans care?," 19 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of machismo

Spanish, from macho

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First Known Use: circa 1948

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: an attitude, quality, or way of behaving that agrees with traditional ideas about men being very strong and aggressive

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