supermale en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From super- + male.
Meanings
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Extremely male; supermasculine.
I hate you when your being hopelessly super-male and retiscent (sp.?). Not really hate you but am constitutionally against strong, silent men. Not that you aren’t strong but you know what I mean.
1955, J. D. Salinger, “Franny”, in Franny and Zooey, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, published 1991, →ISBN, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| super-male | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most supermale | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more supermale | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |