machismo

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ma·chis·mo | \ mä-ˈchēz-(ˌ)mō

, mə-, -ˈkēz-

, -ˈkiz-, -ˈchiz- \

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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Examples of machismo in a Sentence

a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles

Recent Examples on the Web Golding's machismo was the subject of that particular debate. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 July 2021 He is torn between his own post-adolescent sensitivity and the swagger of his best friend, Sweetpea (Omar Gooding, in another original characterization), caught in his own struggle between street machismo and spiritual quandary. — Armond White, National Review, 7 July 2021 The cowboy hat is a caricature of overzealous machismo. — Washington Post, 20 July 2021 Or authentic reflection of evolution from rigid, ultra-conservative machismo to a pursuit of understanding and all-encompassing inclusion? — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 30 June 2021 Twenty years after introducing Dom Toretto to audiences, Diesel has taken the character through many stoic iterations of what familia and modern machismo mean. — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021 The pro wrestling business, of course, was built on such mock machismo, but Khan has shied away from actively trash talking the competition since launching AEW in 2019. — Hank Tucker, Forbes, 15 June 2021 Veronica was the ultimate heroine, shoving her own particular brand of tough machismo back at the egotistic men constantly underestimating her. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2021 This is not your grandmother’s murder mystery, or even a contemporary riff on the rock-and-roll machismo of Peaky Blinders. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2021

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