Posted by Mike Field on October 22, 2008 at 05:01:49 user mikefield.
In Reply to: Re: TARBOARD - RIP ? posted by John on October 22, 2008 at 04:04:20:
Your definition of alpha-male is about right, John. it's about being the most powerful male, and hence the pack leader. (No reason it can't apply to nominal females though, although that's not its anthropological definition.)
Here, in Oz at least, we reserve the term "A-Type Personality" to describe people who are always on the go -- rush, rush, rush -- and likely candidates for heart attacks in due course as a result -- nothing to do with power, but all to do with hyperactivity.