Meaning of Macho | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of massive astrophysical compact halo object.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.
3. A very masculine man.
4. Machismo
5. The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).
6. A male llama.

Equivalents

Examples

“You can tell a macho, he has a funky walk / His western shirts and leather, always look so boss”

“[…] about how the military is anti-gay and uses intimidation and peer pressure. How it promotes a sense of false macho and patriotism.”

“Though there was plentiful evidence to the contrary that should have made plain to him the hairy masculine macho of German gays, Hitler's stereotyped image perceived them as woman-like, surrendering, and therefore essentially weak.”

“On this day, when tens of millions of men, and women, are watching this yearly celebration of American macho, we'd like them to stop and think about the prevalence of male violence against women and what they can do to end it.”

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