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The confidence testosterone sells you, right before it quietly thins your hair.

means The quality of being vigorously, robustly masculine — especially in physical strength and sexual potency.

from From Latin virilis, 'of a man,' rooted in vir, meaning 'man' (as opposed to woman or boy). That same vir gives English virtue — which originally meant manly excellence, courage, and strength before it softened into moral goodness. Virility kept closer to the original muscle of the word.

etymology
from Latin vir, meaning man
peak irony
same hormone fuels muscle and baldness
marketing myth
oysters contain zinc, not magic
cultural inflation
often confused with actual fertility
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