metrosexual

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See also: metrosexuál

English

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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)

  1. A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
  2. A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.

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Adjective

metrosexual (comparative more metrosexual, superlative most metrosexual)

  1. Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Decade Later, Whither the Metrosexual". King-Slutzky, Johannah. The Atlantic. August 27, 2014

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

metrosexual m (plural metrosexuals)

  1. metrosexual

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /metɾoseɡˈswal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: me‧tro‧se‧xual

Noun

metrosexual m (plural metrosexuales)

  1. metrosexual

Adjective

metrosexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural metrosexuales)

  1. metrosexual

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