machismo
noun
ma·chis·mo
mä-ˈchēz-(ˌ)mō 
mə-,
-ˈkēz-
-ˈkiz-,
-ˈchiz-
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
Examples of machismo in a Sentence
a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles
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His delusional machismo can’t quite match Steve’s galactic, single-minded confidence.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The Artist Formerly Known as Rambo also goes way back with Statham, who was one of the young guns in The Expendables (2010), the first in a franchise of Avengers-type team-ups of aging masters of mayhem that doubles as an ode to Eighties machismo and human growth hormones.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Unlike some other security operations in Los Angeles that boast about having ex-Mossad agents on their payroll, Covered 6 doesn’t make machismo a huge part of its sales pitch.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
By comparison, even peers like Iggy or Lou Reed were willing to fall back on tough-guy machismo when addressing women, in ways that Johansen had absolutely no use for.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The Artist Formerly Known as Rambo also goes way back with Statham, who was one of the young guns in The Expendables (2010), the first in a franchise of Avengers-type team-ups of aging masters of mayhem that doubles as an ode to Eighties machismo and human growth hormones.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Unlike some other security operations in Los Angeles that boast about having ex-Mossad agents on their payroll, Covered 6 doesn’t make machismo a huge part of its sales pitch.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
By comparison, even peers like Iggy or Lou Reed were willing to fall back on tough-guy machismo when addressing women, in ways that Johansen had absolutely no use for.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for machismo
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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machismo. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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