Speakur

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hegemonic masculinity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
hege-mon-ic -mas-culin-i-ty
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice that legitimizes men's dominant position of men in society and justifies the subordination of the common male population and women, and other marginalized ways of being a man.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hegemonic masculinities (plural)

Phrases

toxic masculinity

Frequently Paired Words

toxic masculinity

Questions

What does hegemonic masculinity mean?
The practice that legitimizes men's dominant position of men in society and justifies the subordination of the common male population and women, and other marginalized ways of being a man.

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