as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles
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Still, the sport, with its pronounced hierarchies, its emphasis on discipline, and its fairly thoroughgoing machismo, is arguably coded as conservative.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2024
Instead of being introduced by his spouse, as is the norm for candidates accepting their party’s nomination, Trump was introduced by Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship — known for its machismo culture and sanctioned violence.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
Putin’s machismo posturing, additionally, is undergirded by a view of Russia as a country of real men opposing a pampered, gutless, and decadent West.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
But Putin didn’t send warplanes and armor into Syria as a display of machismo or because the Ukraine crisis convinced him that Obama lacks spine.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2016
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2024
Instead of being introduced by his spouse, as is the norm for candidates accepting their party’s nomination, Trump was introduced by Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship — known for its machismo culture and sanctioned violence.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
Putin’s machismo posturing, additionally, is undergirded by a view of Russia as a country of real men opposing a pampered, gutless, and decadent West.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
But Putin didn’t send warplanes and armor into Syria as a display of machismo or because the Ukraine crisis convinced him that Obama lacks spine.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2016
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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machismo. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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