macho — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.

   Usage

   • Informal

   Examples

   macho culture

   More examples (3)

   I like sports because I enjoy knowing that many of these macho athletes have to vomit before a big game. Any guy who would take a job where you gotta puke first is my kinda guy.

   The government’s “bullish” and “macho” approach to Brexit should not stop Conservative backbenchers from tabling amendments to the crucial repeal bill, a leading Tory remainer has said.

   Joseph Biden has described Donald Trump’s refusal to wear a mask as “macho”, an insult unlikely to wound a president, who, before his illness, began rallies with speakers blasting the Village People’s 1979 song Macho Man.

Noun

1. A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.

   Synonyms

   macho manjock

   Examples

   You can tell a macho, he has a funky walk / His western shirts and leather, always look so boss

2. A very masculine man.

   Synonyms

   hypermasculine

3. Machismo

   Examples

   […] about how the military is anti-gay and uses intimidation and peer pressure. How it promotes a sense of false macho and patriotism.

   More examples (2)

   Though there was plentiful evidence to the contrary that should have made plain to him the hairy masculine macho of German gays, Hitler's stereotyped image perceived them as woman-like, surrendering, and therefore essentially weak.

   On this day, when tens of millions of men, and women, are watching this yearly celebration of American macho, we'd like them to stop and think about the prevalence of male violence against women and what they can do to end it.

4. The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).

5. A male llama.

Adjective

1. used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

   Synonyms

   butch

Noun

1. a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo

   Broader terms

   malemale person