Adult
Adult adjective - Relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity.
Macho
Macho adjective - Used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner.
Both words in one sentence
- Eventually, this self-brainwashing becomes ingrained into the subconscious, and many adult men (or the particularly macho Straw Feminist) grow up to be physically repulsed by the very taste of sugar, syrup and honey.
Source: Real Men Hate Sugar -
Associated with macho, beer-drinking, sexist guys, especially thanks to the comic strip Andy Capp (actually from Hartlepool), the adult comic Viz and the show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and easy young women who don't wear coats (or much else) when out clubbing even in the middle of winter.
Source: Useful Notes / British Accents
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