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hypermasculinity

hypermasculinity

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hypermasculinity (usually uncountable, plural hypermasculinities)

  1. exaggerated masculine behavior or traits, especially strength and those of a violent, dominant, or sexual nature
    • 1999, Varda Burstyn, The rites of men: manhood, politics, and the culture of sport, page 192
      These images glamourized and normalized violent standards of hypermasculinity

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