machismo

Noun

machismo (usually uncountable, plural machismos)

1. (informal, usually) An excessive masculine pride, exaggerated masculinity.
   • The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.1971 September, Germaine Greer, “My Mailer Problem”, in Esquire
   • With machismo, Christian nationalism and callousness toward the lives of US troops, they say, Hegseth’s puerile displays on TV are aimed at sating Trump’s desire for a warmonger worthy of the manosphere.2026 March 8, David Smith, “‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
2. (usually, Latin American) 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."1979 April 7, Rebecca Chase, “PSP Supports Gay Rights”, in Gay Community News, page 1
   • 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...2017, Sarah A. Topol, “Sons and Daughters”, in Harper's Magazine