strong silent type

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

strong silent type (plural strong silent types)

  1. A physically strong man of action who is quiet and emotionally reserved.[1]

Usage notes[edit]

  • While the phrase is almost always used in reference to a man, it may, on occasion, be applied to a woman.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Christine Ammer (2013), “strong silent type”, in American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, second edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 433.