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male chauvinist pig
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male chauvinist pig
denigrating designation for a man who treats women as inferiors. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]


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At times the author's sexism is revealed by offering lush rather moving descriptions of the women, down to the thickness of their calves, while offering little attention to the menfolk.
Still, civil-rights groups called for Bamattre -- who is set to retire in February 2008 -- to resign because he has failed to root out racism, sexism and retaliation in the department despite having been brought in as a reformer 11 years ago.
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