machismo — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

An excessive masculine pride.

2

exaggerated masculinity

September 1971, Germaine Greer, "My Mailer Problem", in Esquire The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

3

characteristic, behavior or particularity of Male; Macheza.

4

male chauvinism, misogyny

PSP [Puerto Rican Socialist Party] spokesperson Victor Lopez-Tosado told GCN: "[…] The party is mainly organized in a Latin American country where oppression, as a result of machismo, etc., to homosexuals is very common."

The Dominican Republic is traditionally regarded as a patriarchal island brimming with machismo — where, indeed, a recent U.S. ambassador was publicly vilified for bringing his husband to his posting. It was, and is, an unlikely place to find an enclave of acceptance. So what explains this unique tolerance?

Collocations

5

ADJ.

contrary, pure, social

VERB + MACHISMO

brimming, display, result

MACHISMO + NOUN

feminism, homosex

PREP.

with

ADV.

indeed

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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September 1971, Germaine Greer, "My Mailer Problem", in Esquire The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

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PSP [Puerto Rican Socialist Party] spokesperson Victor Lopez-Tosado told GCN: "[…] The party is mainly organized in a Latin American country where oppression, as a result of machismo, etc., to homosex

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The Dominican Republic is traditionally regarded as a patriarchal island brimming with machismo — where, indeed, a recent U.S. ambassador was publicly vilified for bringing his husband to his posting.

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The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

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Contrary to machismo stands feminism, which aims to eliminate the inequality between the sexes.

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Machismo is a social problem.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, machismo is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.