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Macho vs Masochism - What's the difference?

macho | masochism |

As nouns the difference between macho and masochism

is that macho is massive compact halo object while masochism is the enjoyment of receiving pain.

macho

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (informal) tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily]] and [[histrionic, histrionically tough

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A macho person; a person who tends to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, and bravado.
  • The striped mullet of California ().
  • A male llama.

    • Derived terms

    * macho man * machoism

    Related terms

    * machismo * machoman

    Anagrams

    * ----

    masochism

    English

    Noun

  • the enjoyment of receiving pain

    • Antonyms

    * (the enjoyment of giving pain) sadism

    Derived terms

    * masochist * masochistic * sadomasochism

    See also

    * sadism English eponyms English words suffixed with -ism