macho man

noun

macho man

noun
1

A hypermasculine, sexually attractive, virile man.

  • Near-synonyms: macho, alpha male, he-man; see also Thesaurus:hypermasculine man
  • Call him Mister Ego, dig his chains / You can best believe that he's a macho man1978, “Macho Man”, performed by Village People:
2 more examples
  • You better run, you better do what you can / Don’t wanna see no blood, don’t be a macho man1982, Michael Jackson, “Beat It”, in Thriller:
  • The young Machoman in summer makes a beautiful sighting — bare chested, hat sparkling in the sun.1984, Julia Runk Jones, Milo Trump, Livingston's Field Guide to North American Males:
Related terms
machismo, macho, machoism

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