A phrase used to describe someone with an adrogynous appearance, like Hilary Swank in the movie Boys Don't Cry. This is a slightly inappropriate comment because the movie is based on a real person and the storyline is sad BUT most people don't read that much into it and just get the point that Hilary Swank is unattractive as both male and female.
"OMG! Did you see what Leslie is wearing today? Totally Hilary Swankin it!"
"Man, I dunno what's up with Josh but he's been Hilary Swankin it ever since he watched that one episode of Oprah!"
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”