supermale
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]supermale (comparative more supermale, superlative most supermale)
- 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
[edit]supermale (plural supermales)
- (informal) A male with XYY syndrome.
- Synonym: metamale
Further reading
[edit]- “supermale”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.