Used in a Sentence

macho

How to use macho in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for macho.

Editorial note

Why do we act like the macho-male version of Mean Girls?

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Definitions2
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Quick take

a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of macho gathered in one view.

noun

a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo

adjective

used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for macho.

noun

a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo

adjective

used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

Example sentences

1

Why do we act like the macho-male version of Mean Girls?

2

Learn and respect them and don't try to be macho about it, because it doesn't help.

3

Don't be mislead by the macho "killing" rhetoric.

4

Open plan is all about the brogrammer macho bullshit.

5

Of course the characters say cheesy things sometimes, they're brainwashed kids acting macho.

6

" than all of this moral relativist survival of the fittest macho bullshit, though.

7

But in Indian movies, for example, the doctor and engineer or businessman usually gets the hot chick--not the macho cop or firefighters.

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Surveys were set up and indeed found that there were orphaned "macho" objects in our galaxy, but the statistics showed that they were orders of magnitude too rare to make up the bulk of dark matter we know about from other studies.

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Every keyboard now has a set of hardware arrowkeys sensibly arranged in an inverted-T, where up means up, left means left, etc. Since everyone is used to that arrangement without any mental effort, macho vim types tell you to force yourself to write with your feet basically to show how hardcore you are.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use macho in a sentence?

Why do we act like the macho-male version of Mean Girls?

What does macho mean?

a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo

What part of speech is macho?

macho is commonly used as noun, adjective.