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machismo
[ mah-cheez-moh, -chiz-, muh- ]
noun
- a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- a strong or exaggerated sense of power or the right to dominate:
The military campaign was an exercise in national machismo.
machismo
/ -ˈtʃɪz-; mæˈkɪzməʊ /
noun
- exaggerated masculine pride
Word History and Origins
Origin of machismo1
Example Sentences
One writer condemned it as “unspeakably violent” and “wrapped up in machismo, militarism, swagger and patriotism.”
Too many Latino males, the professor said, are “embracing a hyper-individualized sense” of machismo.
Many pundits expect that this election will feature a bigger-than-ever gender gap between women, mobilized to support Vice President Kamala Harris because of her stance on abortion, and men, drawn to Trumpov’s blustering machismo.
Sheinbaum’s ascension to the presidency culminated decades of battle for equal rights in a nation with a long legacy of machismo — and where women didn’t win the right to vote until 1953.
In Mexico — a nation with a long legacy of machismo — women did not win the right to vote until 1953.
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