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prettygoodwordmachismo - n., exaggerated and prominently exhibited masculinity.
In use since in English since the late 1940s, though the adjective form macho has been around since the late '20s. From Spanish, where it means not acting macho but rather the belief in the superiority of males over females -- that is, male chauvinism -- and macho itself means simply strong, brave, or, originally, male. From Latin masculus, male.
---L.
In use since in English since the late 1940s, though the adjective form macho has been around since the late '20s. From Spanish, where it means not acting macho but rather the belief in the superiority of males over females -- that is, male chauvinism -- and macho itself means simply strong, brave, or, originally, male. From Latin masculus, male.
---L.
