# toxic masculinity

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The aspects of traditional masculinity perceived to reinforce aggression, emotionlessness and other negative qualities.

## Etymology
Coined by psychologist Shepherd Bliss of the mythopoetic men's movement around 1986 and first attested in 1990 (see quote below). Compare hegemonic masculinity, which was coined in 1982.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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