machoism


ma·cho

M0009300 (mä′chō)adj. Characterized or motivated by machismo: "He was a mindless activist, a war lover, who found macho relish in danger and felt driven to prove manhood by confrontation" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).n. pl. ma·chos 1. Machismo.2. A person characterized by or exhibiting machismo.
[Spanish, male, from Latin masculus; see masculine.]
ma′cho·ism n.

MA·CHO

M0009300 (mä′chō)n. pl. MA·CHOs Any of various massive dark or very faint objects, including black holes, brown dwarf stars, or large planets, that may exist in galactic halos and make up at least part of the dark matter that is hypothesized to pervade the universe.
[m(assive) a(strophysical) c(ompact) h(alo) o(bject).]

machoism

(ˈmætʃəʊˌɪzəm) nthe quality or characteristic of being macho; machismo