metrosexual
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metrosexual
- /ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
Where it comes from
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s.
noun metrosexuals
- A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. Reports of the "death" of my Frankenstein's monster with perfect skin, the metrosexual, have been greatly exaggerated. In Europe and the UK at least, it seems he's alive and looking very well in his lovely new eyeliner.
- A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.
Similar: boulevardier, dandy (19th century), fop (19th century), dude, dood, man about town, masher, dandy, sensualist
adjective more metrosexual · most metrosexual
- Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle. But one question stuck out beyond all the others. What on earth would a metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln look like?
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: boulevardier, dandy (19th century), fop (19th century), dude, dood, man about town, masher, dandy, sensualist
Translations
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noun man concerned with personal appearance
| Español | metrosexual |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | メトロセクシャル metorosekusharu |
| 中文 | 都市美男 dūshì měinán, 型男 xíngnán |
| Português | metrossexual |
| Français | métrosexuel |
| Deutsch | Metrosexueller |
| Italiano | metrosessuale |
| Ελληνικά | μετροσέξουαλ metroséxoual, κλαρινογαμπρός klarinogamprós |
| Română | metrosexual |
| Русский | метросексуа́л metrosɛksuál |
| עברית | מטרוסקסואל metroseksual |
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title = {metrosexual},
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