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
John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Butler and Reedus play members of the Vandals, an eventual gang led by a macho Tom Hardy, while Comer plays a suburban Chicagoan who gets swept up in their community of lost souls.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
The latter is led by Scott Fischer (Gyllenhaal), a macho American mountain guide who climbed Everest's peak two years prior to the events of the film.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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
Butler and Reedus play members of the Vandals, an eventual gang led by a macho Tom Hardy, while Comer plays a suburban Chicagoan who gets swept up in their community of lost souls.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Adjective
Back in the ‘90s, someone told Helmet leader Page Hamilton that his music sounded macho and testosterone-fueled.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
The latter is led by Scott Fischer (Gyllenhaal), a macho American mountain guide who climbed Everest's peak two years prior to the events of the film.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macho
Noun
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Men need to see role models who are healing from trauma and are actively challenging the ideals of toxic masculinity that perpetuate cycles of violence.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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Cory Balrog, who worked on seven God of War games, starting as lead animator and eventually becoming game and creative director of the last two entries, respectively, has spoken at length in interviews about toxic masculinity and why Kratos was overdue for a change of heart.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some Republican women who might have considered running also balked at campaigning in the hypermasculine politics of the moment.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
22 Jan. 2025
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This mindset among far-right Reformed evangelicals is deeply entwined with a hypermasculine virtuousness.—
Liam Adams,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Movies don't get more manly than Predator, which is positively brimming with bulging muscles, oneupmanship, relentless s— talk, chainguns, and some of Schwarzenegger's silliest one-liners since Commando.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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And women who tried to build muscle were seen as manly or unnatural.—
Danielle Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The show anticipated what can happen when masculine entitlement and artificial intelligence meet.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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Beyond the shorts and baggy jacket, Hailey Bieber chose a pair of flat, masculine loafers matched with white high socks, emulating the schoolgirl aesthetic.—
Isabel Serra,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In The Empire’s frame, residents of a coastal village in northern France — gruff, virile fisherman Jony (Brandon Vlieghe) and teenage tease Line (Lyna Khoudri) — reveal their oddball allegiance to extraterrestrial invaders.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Victorians, perhaps sensing that Britain’s empire could not stay young and virile forever, took this Romantic dread and ran with it.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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To test the birds’ mathematical abilities, scientists in Germany placed two male carrion crows (Corvus corone) in front of a digital screen in a laboratory.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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These surveillance photos of two people who police say are Rob Baker and a male accomplice captured them entering the Sementilli home.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macho. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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