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machismo

[mah-cheez-moh, -chiz-, muh-] / mɑˈtʃiz moʊ, -ˈtʃɪz-, mə- /
NOUN
masculinity
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Machismo won't save us — and in fact, it often makes things worse.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

Machismo, the moral code that defined Mexican manhood for centuries, is no longer winked at or accepted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2021

Machismo becomes a spectacle in this absurd comedy by the Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2017

“Oh yes! Machismo was not such an issue there.”

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2016

Machismo was a word never exactly defined by the persons who used it.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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