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
Recent Examples on the Web
But instead, screenwriter Gregory Poirier’s tribute to an earlier era’s taciturn machismo is more muddled and ludicrous than fleet and clever.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Back to school: Colombia’s machismo culture is being tackled in the country’s capital by teaching men and teenagers how to change diapers and braid hair.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Through a blend of comedy and melodrama, the series delves into themes of identity and stereotypes, providing a social commentary on machismo and gender norms prevalent in the 1980s.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
This outdated patriarchy machismo parallels the Oscars, where Barbie and Gretta Gerwig were snubbed nominations.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Gone was the puffed chest and the raucous machismo, stripped away to demonstrate that there’s resilience in frailty, too.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The piece jabs at the toxic nature of machismo while scrambling the boundaries of gender.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Gisselle Medina explores how specifically cultural influences such as machismo and marianismo, Catholicism and the Spanish language have influenced gender.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
The tragic killing of an Italian college student at the hands of her boyfriend has sparked national outrage in Italy over the country's persistent machismo culture.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Back to school: Colombia’s machismo culture is being tackled in the country’s capital by teaching men and teenagers how to change diapers and braid hair.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Through a blend of comedy and melodrama, the series delves into themes of identity and stereotypes, providing a social commentary on machismo and gender norms prevalent in the 1980s.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
This outdated patriarchy machismo parallels the Oscars, where Barbie and Gretta Gerwig were snubbed nominations.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Gone was the puffed chest and the raucous machismo, stripped away to demonstrate that there’s resilience in frailty, too.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The piece jabs at the toxic nature of machismo while scrambling the boundaries of gender.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Gisselle Medina explores how specifically cultural influences such as machismo and marianismo, Catholicism and the Spanish language have influenced gender.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
The tragic killing of an Italian college student at the hands of her boyfriend has sparked national outrage in Italy over the country's persistent machismo culture.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machismo. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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