hypermasculine

/ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈmæskjʊlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

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adj

"But it's also in keeping with menswear's current preoccupation with authenticity, a return to basic, hardworking and hypermasculine clothing."
"I can see why Jeremy’s Razors is focusing its ad dollars on men who might appreciate its hypermasculine message. But the reverse is not as clear: Are these men better off for having been pitched an “anti-woke” razor?"

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English masculine English hypermasculine From hyper- + masculine.

more hypermasculine (comparative) most hypermasculine (superlative)

hypermasculinism

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈmæskjʊlɪn/.

What does hypermasculine mean?

Extremely masculine

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