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hypermasculine

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[hahy-per-mas-kyuh-lin] / ˌhaɪ pərˈmæs kjə lɪn /

adjective

  1. excessively masculine or overemphasizing traits generally perceived as masculine.


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Andrew Tate, who has more than 10 million followers on X, has built a loyal following by promoting a hypermasculine lifestyle, built around fast cars and women, while vocally rejecting feminism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

But more significantly, the peptide trend literally emerged from a hypermasculine community in the first place: bodybuilder forums.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

Karol G turned heads not just for being a young woman in a hypermasculine genre, but for how she both mastered and expanded the genre from the moment she emerged in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

In general, that anxiety shows up in the defenses against it through a wide variety of hypermasculine poses, declarations and enactments.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2024

It’s clear that these two hypermasculine men, still speeding through Miami in fast, slick cars, are aging.

From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

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