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English
Noun
strong silent type (plural strong silent types)
- A physically strong man of action who is quiet and emotionally reserved.
1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 339:“What was he like, realy?” “Oh...the strong silent type, I suppose.”
Usage notes
- While the phrase is almost always used in reference to a man, it may, on occasion, be applied to a woman.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christine Ammer (2013) “strong silent type”, in American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, second edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 433.