metrosexual
Meanings
Plural: metrosexuals
Noun
- A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.
Adj
- Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.
Origin / Etymology
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994.
Synonyms
boulevardier, dandy, dandy (19th Century), dood, dude, fop (19th Century), man about town, masher, sensualist
Scrabble Score: 20
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