beta male
beta male noun: a male second in a social or group hierarchy and submissive to the alpha male.
Noun
beta male (plural beta males)
- A male second in a social or group hierarchy and submissive to the alpha male.
- Edward Norton's character is the conformist, emasculated, consumerist beta male while his alter ego of sorts, Durden, is the countercultural alpha because he is free from needing or being controlled by women.2017, Angela Nagle, chapter 7, in Kill All Normies, Zero Books, →ISBN
- Not one BuzzFeed beta male met the 617 ng/dL average; rather, all the men testing below the level of a typical 85-year-old male (376 ng/dL).2017 October 30, Amanda Prestigiacomo, “BuzzFeed Guys Test Their Testosterone Levels. The Results Are Exactly What You’d Expect.”, in The Daily Wire
- Synonyms:
- beta
Synonyms of beta male
Forms of beta male
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Questions about beta male
- What does beta male mean?
- Beta male means a male second in a social or group hierarchy and submissive to the alpha male.
- What part of speech is beta male?
- Beta male is a noun.
- What is the plural of beta male?
- The plural of beta male is beta males.
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