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Examples of macho in a Sentence
the macho world of football
Recent Examples of macho from the Web
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The foolishly macho runners in Spain have been replaced with foolish Americans.
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In a macho world where socialist politicians have been known to wear military fatigues, Ortega Diaz stands out with a blond bob, glasses and pantsuits.
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When not busy reading in a tree, Lutz can be seen flexing his muscles in macho movies like Tarzan, The Legend of Hercules, and The Expendables 3.
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And Guanyu Xu’s elaborately staged photographs deal with being a Chinese man and competing with macho American stereotypes.
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A company rocked with sexual harassment allegations and in need of overhauling a macho culture could send a loud signal by naming an experienced woman to the top job.
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Some saw Earhardt's pantsuit as an indication that broadcasters' notoriously macho culture may finally be evolving, albeit slowly.
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One man's macho hero is another man's gay icon; one man's sissy is another man's patriarch.
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But as Uber matured into a globe-spanning, $70 billion behemoth, stories of the company’s aggressive, macho culture ran up against evolving expectations for what is acceptable behavior in a tech industry finally grappling with sexism.
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Origin and Etymology of macho
Spanish, literally, male, from Latin masculus — more at masculine
Examples of macho in a Sentence
their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho
Recent Examples of macho from the Web
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The pescado a lo macho has a deep-fried tilapia fillet hiding underneath a seafood mix, sliced potatoes and a spicy sauce accompanied by a deceptively large pile of white rice.
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Ms. Trump, in an extensive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, said the women who had accused Donald J. Trump of groping and kissing them were lying, and likened her husband to a teenage boy who engages in macho boasting.
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First Known Use of macho
1951
MACHO Defined for English Language Learners
macho
playDefinition of macho for English Language Learners
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: having or showing qualities (such as very noticeable strength and aggression) that agree with traditional ideas about what men are like : manly or masculine in a very noticeable or exaggerated way
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