supermaleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From super- +‎ male.

発音

形容詞

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.

名詞

supermale (plural supermales)

1. (informal) A male with XYY syndrome.

   Synonym: metamale

Further reading

• “supermale”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.