macho

[US]/'mætʃəʊ/
[UK]/'mɑtʃo/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having qualities or characteristics typically associated with a strong or aggressive man; masculine

Example Sentences

the stereotype of the mechanic as a macho Neanderthal.

He emerged with a macho swagger.

the big macho tough guy.

a masking of fear with macho posturing.

got tired of the macho bit.

fancied himself to be of a macho cast.

the rituals of the racing world are as macho as all get-out.

icky boys with all their macho strutting.

he likes to kid everyone he's the big macho tough guy.

she hated being mauled around by macho chauvinist pigs.

Real-world Examples

You might want to get in touch with your inner macho.

Source: white2020

Well, I play the handsome, macho pharmacist..

Source: Friends Season 9

So we sometimes refer to it as being macho!

Source: 6 Minute English

Yeah, macho Latino men crying because of football, yeah.

Source: American English dialogue

It may be less macho, but it's a lot safer.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2016

Stereotypically " macho" people have actually been shown to resist masks more.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

But I grew up in a culture that's very macho.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

“Knives were regularly brought to school as a show of macho.”

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

Well, I was raised in a really, really strong kind of macho culture.

Source: American English dialogue

It was a macho culture, but it wasn't specifically targeted at women.

Source: Time

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