machismo
noun
- ideology based on the idea that men dominate women, that men should behave with virility, and women not
- a strong or exaggerated sense of traditional masculinity placing great value on physical courage, virility, domination of women, and aggressiveness
- an exaggerated interest or devotion to something, often accompanied by a sense of superiority
- an exaggerated or exhilarating sense of power or strength
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /mɑːˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/ / /məˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/ / /mæˈt͡ʃɪz.məʊ/
noun
Etymology: First attested 1940, from American Spanish machismo, from Spanish macho (“male”), + suffix -ismo (“-ism”).
- An excessive masculine pride, exaggerated masculinity.
“The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.”
“With machismo, Christian nationalism and callousness toward the lives of US troops, they say, Hegseth’s puerile displays on TV are aimed at sating Trump’s desire for a warmonger worthy of the manosphere.”
- Male chauvinism, misogyny.
“PSP [Puerto Rican Socialist Party] spokesperson Victor Lopez-Tosado told GCN: "[…] The party is mainly organized in a Latin American country where oppression, as a result of machismo, etc., to homosexuals is very common."”
“The Dominican Republic is traditionally regarded as a patriarchal island brimming with machismo — where, indeed, a recent U.S. ambassador was publicly vilified for bringing his husband to his posting. It was, and is, an unlikely place to find an enclave of acceptance. So what explains this unique tolerance?”