machohoodn.
/ˈmatʃəʊˌhʊd/, U.S. /ˈmɑtʃoʊˌhʊd/, /ˈmætʃoʊˌhʊd/ The quality of being macho; manliness, male virility, or masculine pride. Cf. machismo n.
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the world > people > person > man > [noun] > virile man > quality of
virility1890
machismo1941
macho1964
machoism1979
machohood1987
1987 Venue 27 Mar. 23/3 The story of a young man out to prove his machohood.
1993 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 7 Apr. 29 (cartoon caption) That's a small price to pay for machohood.
1998 Independent (Electronic ed.) 19 Jan. 13 Should he dodge the kiss and thus deny himself the benefit of future godmotherly largesse or does he proffer his cheek and sacrifice his machohood on the altar of material goods?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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