noun
machismo
Machismo (noun) means a strong, exaggerated sense of male pride and toughness.
noun
1
A strong, exaggerated sense of male pride and toughness.
"The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough."
— Germaine Greer, My Mailer Problem (1971)
2
An attitude of male superiority towards women.
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Etymology
First recorded in 1940, from American Spanish machismo, from Spanish macho (“male”) plus the suffix -ismo (“-ism”).
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What is the meaning of machismo?
"machismo" (noun) means a strong, exaggerated sense of male pride and toughness.
What are the different meanings of machismo?
"machismo" has 2 main meanings: 1. A strong, exaggerated sense of male pride and toughness; 2. An attitude of male superiority towards women.
