Machismo Definition

mä-chēzmō
noun
Overly assertive or exaggerated masculinity, esp. as characterized by a show of virility, domination of women, etc.
Webster's New World
An exaggerated interest or devotion to something, often accompanied by a sense of superiority.
American Heritage

Exaggerated masculinity.

Wiktionary

Origin of Machismo

  • First attested 1940, from American Spanish machismo, from Spanish macho (“male"), + suffix -ismo (“-ism").

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish from macho male macho

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Machismo Sentence Examples

  • All of the men in the family tried to prove their machismo by watching football instead of helping prepare food.

  • The boys fighting over a girl in the schoolyard was a classic display of machismo.

  • His over-the-top personality was a mixture of confidence, humor, and a slight bit of machismo.

  • Samantha adores men that have sensitive and sweet characteristics instead of tough guys always trying to show machismo.

  • Beneath the bluster and machismo, he was - both his grandson and Bogdanovich insist - an immensely cultured, well-read man.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAC

Words Ending With

OMOSMO

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Words Starting With M and Ending With O

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With M8 Letter Words Ending With O