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hypermasculinity

American  
[hahy-per-mas-kyuh-lin-i-tee] / ˌhaɪ pərˌmæs kjəˈlɪn ɪ ti /

noun

  1. excessively masculine quality; overemphasis on traits generally perceived as masculine.


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Oliver agrees and believes it's important that shows like this are not dismissed, especially "at a time when young men are being targeted with hypermasculinity".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

But it’s a tougher sell for a lot of young men and teenage boys who have been inundated with YouTube videos of hypermasculinity, and toxic masculinity, for the better part of a decade.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

I don’t think that’s quite what hypermasculinity means, but we’ll get to that in a minute.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2023

Likewise, historian Kristen Kobes Du Mez examines how hypermasculinity is embedded in American evangelicalism.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2021

They must also navigate their place in a work culture that values toughness and hypermasculinity with a history of being resistant to well-being, former and current officers told The Washington Post.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2021

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