machismo

[ mah-cheez-moh, -chiz-, muh- ]

noun

1. a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
2. 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

1. exaggerated masculine pride

Word History and Origins

Origin of machismo¹

1945–50, Americanism < Spanish macho, -ism

Word History and Origins

Origin of machismo¹

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish macho male, from Latin masculus masculine

Example Sentences

Racism and machismo have long been a bitter reality in top-tier sports.

From Ozy

That, in turn, has meant that in a country where machismo is the norm, soccer clubs and players have shunned jerseys with the number 24.

From Ozy

The hard roll has tradition and a kind of inflated machismo behind it, but the truth is, the “G” Man is a thing of beauty no matter what bread you select.

From Washington Post

Nature, here, isn’t impressed with masculinity at all, and it’s prepared to smash machismo against its rocks along with anything else.

From Washington Post

Lower-level staffers and players, in a sport that still too often values shows of toughness and machismo, seemed to follow the head coach’s lead, Franklin says.

From Washington Post

And yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.

From The Daily Beast

The machismo of Afghan male culture apparently coexists with a little-noted passion for gardening.

From The Daily Beast

Violence against women continues to plague Turkey, and a pioneering new female political party blames Erdogan's machismo.

From The Daily Beast

But it is indeed in Uttar Pradesh that we see the deepest sympathy for this  deleterious machismo.

From The Daily Beast

Male machismo might be denting the numbers of donors—but Rambam is fighting back.

From The Daily Beast

Machismo was more meaningful to the average estate than education.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• manhood
• manliness
• masculinity