as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho
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Recent Examples of macho
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Trump even improved his share of support among Latinas — long seen by Democratic leaders as a bulwark against their macho Trumpster relatives — by a 13-point margin, a swing even greater than that of Latino men.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The father wants the boy to be a macho because surely his own father forced him to be one.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Majors' painfully awkward gym rat goes down a spectacularly bad path of protein shakes, steroids, rage issues, misplaced idolatry and macho posedowns in an effort to craft the perfect physique.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Trump even improved his share of support among Latinas — long seen by Democratic leaders as a bulwark against their macho Trumpster relatives — by a 13-point margin, a swing even greater than that of Latino men.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Adjective
The 5-foot-10, 196-pound Alexander is a pretend macho, tough guy.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The father wants the boy to be a macho because surely his own father forced him to be one.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macho
Noun
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The episode functions almost as a mirror to the original series, which rooted its main conflict in Hank’s very traditional vision of masculinity and his difficulty relating to his son’s interests.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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His brand ambassadors represent a range of identities and body types that reflect the full spectrum of masculinity.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But this hypermasculine content has also been found to increase feelings of worthlessness, depression, restlessness, sadness, and nervousness in boys who engage with it.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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And Hank’s own clumsy attempts at hypermasculine child-rearing often come from his father, Cotton (Toby Huss).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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With Tim Walz’s camouflage cap and football-coach speeches failing to capture manly hearts and minds, Kamala Harris won just 42 percent of the male vote in 2024, compared with Joe Biden’s 48 percent in 2020.—
Christopher J. Scalia,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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Blake Burgess exudes the manly demeanor and seriousness of Cash.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Men who earned less than their female partner reported feeling less masculine and more inadequate, and those feelings were linked to lower relationship quality.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Like privacy, or the fact that women writers in slightly earlier centuries might have required a masculine alias to publish at all.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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All research seems to indicate that this back-to-back joke from 1985 was the lodestar for the meme of a socially inept teen feigning virile worldliness with a gal in America's northern neighbor country.—
Jordan Hoffman Updated,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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During his campaign for reelection in 2024, Trump, who turns 79 in June, sold digital trading cards that featured virile depictions of himself as a cowboy, superhero and astronaut, among other images.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, the women in the study faced a 13% reduction compared to the 6% reduction suffered by their male counterparts.—
Josie Cox,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Raising daughters in a world where sports talk is about both male and female athletes is an exciting prospect for Kylie, who is supporting Dove's mission to help young girls in sports build body confidence.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macho. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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