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
Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Shildt is terrible for the Padres — the last thing that group of guys needs is someone encouraging their wild mood swings between whining and macho antics.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 June 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
Corn Queen shows how modern country can celebrate tradition without being a macho flex or a cultural bulwark.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Shildt is terrible for the Padres — the last thing that group of guys needs is someone encouraging their wild mood swings between whining and macho antics.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 June 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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Mac's deeply closeted, Catholic-guilty homosexuality had been treated as a joke throughout the show's run, with the joke never truly being about Mac being gay, but about how his desperate repression had twisted him into a caricature of grasping masculinity.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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These authors, alongside psychologists, activists and public health experts, are reframing the narrative around masculinity and emphasizing the need for emotional literacy and awareness.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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Trump has successfully revived being anti-woke and boastfully hypermasculine in the comedy world — a mere reflection of what his politics are all about.—
Allison Jiang,
The Hill,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Football tells a story of manly grit, with echoes of the battlefield.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Making money has long been manly in the Trumpian universe, but now so is losing it.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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However, throughout the history of Iranian cinema, perceptive filmmakers have sought to challenge the dominant masculine structure that governs visual language.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
8 July 2025
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Denying your primal, masculine nature will only leave you weak and unhappy.—
John McDermott,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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The Buck Moon gets its name from the time of year in North America when male deer, known as bucks, begin to grow out their antlers.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
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Both male and female patients who had injuries to hands, face, feet, arms and legs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 July 2025
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“Macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macho. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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