Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toxic masculinity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
tox-i-c -mas-culin-i-ty
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
12
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What does toxic masculinity mean?
The aspects of traditional masculinity perceived to reinforce aggression, emotionlessness and other negative qualities.
Where does toxic masculinity come from?
Coined by psychologist Shepherd Bliss of the mythopoetic men's movement around 1986 and first attested in 1990 (see quote below). Compare hegemonic masculinity, which was coined in 1982.

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