supermale

English

Alternative forms

  • super-male

Etymology

From super- +‎ male.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

supermale (comparative more supermale, superlative most supermale)

  1. Extremely male; supermasculine.
    • 1955, J. D. Salinger, “Franny”, in Franny and Zooey, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, published 1991, →ISBN, page 5:
      I hate you when your being hopelessly super-male and retiscent (sp.?). Not really hate you but am constitutionally against strong, silent men. Not that you aren’t strong but you know what I mean.

Noun

supermale (plural supermales)

  1. (informal) A male with XYY syndrome.
    Synonym: metamale

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