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masc

/mæsk/

masc adjective: masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile).

Adjective

masc (comparative more masc, superlative most masc)

  1. (colloquial) Masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile).
    Synonyms:
    butch
    Antonyms:
    fem

Noun (1)

masc (plural mascs)

  1. A person whose gender (identity) is masculine (but who is not necessarily a man).
    • Then there's trans men and non-binary mascs, who can change their birth certificates to MALE after breast removal surgery. […]2018, Quinn Eades, Son Vivienne, Going Postal: More than 'Yes' or 'No': One year on: writings from the marriage equality postal survey, Brow Books, →ISBN
    • In other words, it's a queer space for all men, and women who are trans. Anyone who is read as a cis woman (e.g., lots of trans men and trans mascs) is not welcomed. Grindr has popularized the terms “discreet,” “straight-passing,” and “convincing” within gay culture.2019, Morgan Lev Edward Holleb, The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 140

Noun (2) capitalized: MASc

MASc (plural MAScs)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Master of Applied Science.
    Synonyms:
    MAS, M.A.S., M. A. S., MAppSc, M.App.Sc., M. App. Sc., MEng, M.Eng., M. Eng.

Synonyms of masc

Antonyms

Forms of masc

Adjective
comparativemore masc
superlativemost masc
Noun
pluralmascs
pluralMAScs
alternative formM.A.Sc.
alternative formM. A. Sc.

Origin of masc

Clipping of masculine.

Words that rhyme with masc

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about masc

What does masc mean?
Masc means masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile).
What part of speech is masc?
Masc can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce masc?
Masc is pronounced /mæsk/.

Words near masc in the dictionary

  1. Masbate City
  2. Masbateño
  3. Masbateños
  4. Masborough
  5. Masbrough
  6. masc
  7. masc.
  8. mascagnite
  9. mascally
  10. Mascapaicha
  11. mascara

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Adapted from Wiktionary: masc (page history and authors); MASc (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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