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  • noun Machismo.

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Examples

  • As we are "machos," female football is not very popular here, does not attract crowds and does not get the girls endorsement money.

    Mail Call 2008

  • Aspiring 'machos' even resorted to exaggerating the frequency at which they suffered from 'sick' as STDs are commonly referred to here.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • What is wrong with all these machos who think they cannot leave the house without it?

    Senate Democrats splinter over controversial concealed gun measure 2009

  • - As an European I can confirm, that the Italian and Greek men are charming machos * g*!

    NZ/Aus Author Series: Annie West Nalini Singh 2009

  • As ever with the homo-baiting machos, there's a lot of psychosexual tension under the surface.

    Bidisha's thought for the day: First Aid 2012

  • But, when push comes to shove (metaphorically, not literally, of course), I'm going to put my money on geekiness over machismo because, while the machos usually crash and burn in the end because they don't learn from their mistakes, the geeks are smart enough to figure it out sooner or later and get it right in the end.

    Dr. Jim Taylor: White House Geek Is Chic 2010

  • The machos are usually so manly because they are driven by a deep sense of insecurity grounded in the belief that others think they are wimps.

    Dr. Jim Taylor: White House Geek Is Chic 2010

  • The smashed slices of plátanos machos are then fried till crispy and golden brown, then salted to taste.

    Adriana invited me to lunch 2008

  • And the baggage that the machos and geeks carry, though different, often causes both to act in ways that are both self-destructive and harmful to others.

    Dr. Jim Taylor: White House Geek Is Chic 2010

  • Unfortunately, this behavior can reduce the machos 'behavior to a satirical level if the results of their actions weren't so tragic.

    Dr. Jim Taylor: White House Geek Is Chic 2010

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