macho man

See also: machoman

English

Noun

macho man (plural macho men)

A hypermasculine, sexually attractive, virile man.
- 1978, “Macho Man”, performed by Village People:
  Call him Mister Ego, dig his chains / You can best believe that he's a macho man
- 1982, Michael Jackson (lyrics and music), “Beat It”, in Thriller:
  You better run, you better do what you can / Don’t wanna see no blood, don’t be a macho man
- 1984, Julia Runk Jones, Milo Trump, Livingston's Field Guide to North American Males:
  The young Machoman in summer makes a beautiful sighting — bare chested, hat sparkling in the sun.

Synonyms

he-man; see also Thesaurus:hypermasculine man

Translations

masculine man — see also macho,‎ he-man

Danish: machomand c
Finnish: machomies (fi), miehinen mies
Hungarian: (nagy) macsó, macsónak látszani akaró férfi
Italian: maschiaccio (it) m, duro (it) m
Spanish: macho (es) m, papi chulo, hombrazo m, garañón (es) m, macho dominante m, macho alfa (es) m
Swedish: karlakarl (sv) c

Anagrams

MacMahon

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