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macho man en · NOUN

Meanings

  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 man 1978, “Macho Man”, performed by Village People:
    • You better run, you better do what you can / Don’t wanna see no blood, don’t be a macho man 1982, 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
macho men Number=Plur lexicographic
machoman alternative, nonstandard lexicographic

Antonyms

babygirl · girlie girl · manbaby · girlie · manchild · girly girl · baby girl · man child · gamma male · man-child · manboy · beta male · sigma male

Relateds

macho · machoism · machismo · machoman

Synonyms

macho · macho man · jock · man among men · hombre · manimal · he-man · alpha male · Chad · macho · he-man

Translations (17)

es macho alfa (masculine man) · sv karlakarl (masculine man) · sv machoman (masculine man) · hu macsónak látszani akaró férfi (masculine man) · it maschiaccio (masculine man) · de Macho (masculine man) · hu (nagy) macsó (masculine man) · es macho (masculine man) · es papi chulo (masculine man) · de Männlichkeitsprotz (masculine man) · fi machomies (masculine man) · es hombrazo (masculine man) · fi miehinen mies (masculine man) · da machomand (masculine man) · it duro (masculine man) · es garañón (masculine man) · es macho dominante (masculine man)