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- Dictionarymachismo/məˈtʃɪzməʊ/
noun
- 1. strong or aggressive masculine pride: "the exaggerated machismo displayed in the tango"
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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 1940s and 1950s and its use more wide spread in popular culture in the 60s. While the term is associated with "a man's responsibility to provide for, protect, and defend his family", machismo is strongly and ... Wikipedia
