as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles
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They are written with a thuggish hauteur, as if Pacino’s Tony ‘Scarface’ Montana had been transplanted to the world of music promotion – all machismo and ultimatums.
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
McAvoy’s gift for a rictus grin and a swaggering machismo that eases you into feeling comfortable, only to twist on a 180 into pure psychopathy, is well-played here.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
There were also no cultural issues that needed to be dealt with such as religious orthodoxy or a culture of machismo.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Venuti, in his afterword, points out that parts of the novel can be read as a critique of Fascist machismo.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
McAvoy’s gift for a rictus grin and a swaggering machismo that eases you into feeling comfortable, only to twist on a 180 into pure psychopathy, is well-played here.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
There were also no cultural issues that needed to be dealt with such as religious orthodoxy or a culture of machismo.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Venuti, in his afterword, points out that parts of the novel can be read as a critique of Fascist machismo.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for machismo
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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machismo. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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