macho man

See also: machoman

English

Noun

macho man (plural macho men)

1. 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