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machoism

machoism noun: machismo; exaggerated masculinity.

Noun

machoism (countable and uncountable, plural machoisms)

  1. machismo; exaggerated masculinity
    Synonyms:
    machismo

Synonyms of machoism

Forms of machoism

pluralmachoisms

Origin of machoism

Anglicization of machismo. By surface analysis, macho + -ism.

Questions about machoism

What does machoism mean?
Machoism means machismo; exaggerated masculinity.
What part of speech is machoism?
Machoism is a noun.
What is the plural of machoism?
The plural of machoism is machoisms.

Words near machoism in the dictionary

  1. machoed up
  2. machoflops
  3. machohood
  4. machoing up
  5. machoish
  6. machoism
  7. machoisms
  8. machoistic
  9. machoistically
  10. machoman
  11. machomen

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