Macho-ish
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Somewhat macho. informal
"A collector of guns and knives, [Charles Alvin] Beckwith testified that he read Soldier of Fortune mostly for its gun and knife reviews. He rarely looked at the personal-services ads, and had never suspected any criminal intent. “You read one of these, it sounds so macho-ish,” he said. “It just didn’t make my heart beat fast, so I’d go on to something else that did, that caught my attention.”"
Example
More examples"A collector of guns and knives, [Charles Alvin] Beckwith testified that he read Soldier of Fortune mostly for its gun and knife reviews. He rarely looked at the personal-services ads, and had never suspected any criminal intent. “You read one of these, it sounds so macho-ish,” he said. “It just didn’t make my heart beat fast, so I’d go on to something else that did, that caught my attention.”"
Etymology
From macho + -ish.
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