metrosexual
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See also: metrosexuál
English
Etymology
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: met‧ro‧sex‧u‧al
Noun
metrosexual (plural metrosexuals)
- 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.
Synonyms
- boulevardier
- dandy (19th Century)
- fop (19th Century)
- dude, dood (archaic)
- man about town
- masher (archaic)
- Thesaurus:dandy
- Thesaurus:sensualist
Translations
man concerned with personal appearance
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Adjective
metrosexual (comparative more metrosexual, superlative most metrosexual)
- Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.
See also
References
- ^ "A Decade Later, Whither the Metrosexual". King-Slutzky, Johannah. The Atlantic. August 27, 2014
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
metrosexual m (plural metrosexuals)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
metrosexual m (plural metrosexuales)
Adjective
metrosexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural metrosexuales)
Further reading
- “metrosexual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 2024 December 10