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The definition of macho is an overly assertive man who shows excessive pride in his manliness.
(adjective)Walking around flexing your big muscles all the time and talking about what a big strong man you are is an example of macho behavior.
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See macho in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. machos
- an overly assertive, virile, and domineering man
- machismo
Origin: Sp < Port, ult. < L masculus, masculine
adjective
exhibiting or characterized by machismo; overly aggressive, virile, domineering, etc.
See macho in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Characterized or motivated by machismo: “He was a mindless activist, a war lover, who found macho relish in danger and felt driven to prove manhood by confrontation” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)
noun pl. ma·chos - Machismo.
- A person characterized by or exhibiting machismo.
Origin:
Origin: Spanish, male
Origin: , from Latin masculus; see masculine
.Related Forms:
- maˈcho·ism noun
noun pl. MA·CHOs
Any of various massive dark objects, such as a brown dwarf star or large planet, in the outermost regions of a galaxy, that may explain the observed anomalous rotation of most galaxies.
Origin:
Origin: m(assive) a(strophysical) c(ompact) h(alo) o(bject)
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