Bravado vs Machismo - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between bravado and machismo

is that bravado is a swaggering show of defiance or courage while machismo is exaggerated masculinity.

bravado

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A swaggering show of defiance or courage.
    • The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado .
  • A false show of courage.

    • machismo

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • exaggerated masculinity
  • * Germaine Greer:
    • The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

    Synonyms

    * machoism

    Coordinate terms

    * femismo (rare)

    Related terms

    * macho * machoism

    See also

    * braggadocio * marianismo * testeria ----