cocksmanshipn.
/ˈkɒksmənʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈkɑksm(ə)nˌʃɪp/ Originally U.S. slang.
A man's sexual prowess, or level of success in getting sexual partners. Also figurative: highly and aggressively competitive behaviour of a type considered stereotypically masculine.
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1976 P. Chayefsky Network (film script) in Coll. Wks. (1995) IV. 214 Why do women always think the most savage thing they can say to a man is to impugn his cocksmanship?
1993 Playboy Jan. 92/1 Is there a sort of comedy cocksmanship when you're together, with each trying to outdo the others with cleverness?
2002 Guardian (Nexis) 4 Mar. 12 He is discovering that a life of competitive cocksmanship finally drains itself of meaning and purpose, and that holding off awhile before leaping into the sack might lead to a richer relationship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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