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Ma·chis·mo

/məˈkizmō/

noun
- 1. strong or aggressive masculine pride: "the exaggerated machismo displayed in the tango"
Word Origin 1940s: from Mexican Spanish, from macho ‘male’, from Latin masculus.
Scrabble Points: 17
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Ideology based on the idea that men dominate women, that men should behave with virility, and women not
Machismo is the sense of being "manly" and self-reliant, a concept associated with "a strong sense of masculine pride: an exaggerated masculinity". Machismo is a term originating in the early 1930s and 1940s best defined as having pride in one's masculinity. While the term is associated with "a man's responsibility to provide for, protect, and defend his family", machismo is strongly and consisten... Wikipedia
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