macho-man
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈmɑːtʃoʊ mæn/
- Informal
:
hombre machista
- He acted like a macho man, boasting about his adventures and conquests.
Look at this and he knocks down the door, being like a macho man.
- Look at this and he knocks down the door, being like a macho man.
Examples
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…my father fancied himself a real macho man.
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Yes, you look like a macho man.
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You're a macho man with a code of honor.
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That's my macho man talking!
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"Oh, don't be such a macho man," she said.
Fiction book (1994) -
His nights out in dance clubs and bars with a string of girlfriends only boosted his reputation as a macho man.
Academic text (2004) -
Isn't it a macho man cliché in America for a dad to protectively say, "My daughter will never be allowed to date?"
Blog text (20) -
The macho man flexed his muscles to impress everyone at the gym.
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In the movie, the macho man always saves the day with his incredible strength.
Synonyms
143
4.2
A man who acts strong to scare people
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7.9
An attractive man who is confident and popular with others
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7.3
A man who loudly shows pride in being a man
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9.9
A confident man people admire for his toughness and style
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5.6
A man who shows great physical strength by doing acts like bending steel
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8.1
A person who is very strong and acts very manly
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4.5
A man with large strong muscles from exercise
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8.6
A person who shows very strong traditional ideas about how men should behave
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9.9
A bold, rough man who acts tough and may threaten others
Antonyms
How Masculine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Macho-man comes from Spanish macho, meaning 'male' or 'strong', joined with English man. So a macho-man is a man who shows extra manly strength or sexual confidence.