machismo
/məˈtʃɪzməʊ
/ /məˈkɪzməʊ/noun [mass noun]
Strong or aggressive masculine pride: the exaggerated machismo displayed in the tango...
- Also in the rural areas, some of the more traditional machismo, an aggressively strong masculine character associated with patriarchy, prevailed.
- The key concept for defining masculinity is machismo, which is associated with violence, power, aggressiveness, and sexual assertiveness.
- Men do not take machismo's exaggerated masculinity as their model for behavior, which isolates them from friends who do.
Synonyms
(aggressive) masculinity, macho, toughness, chauvinism, male chauvinism, sexism, laddishness;
virility, manliness
Origin
1940s: from Mexican Spanish, from macho 'male', from Latin masculus.