English Explanatory Dictionary

metrosexual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metrosexual.wav

Word forms

metrosexual metrosexuals more metrosexual most metrosexual

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

boulevardier dandy (19th Century) fop (19th Century) dude dood man about town masher dandy sensualist

Related words

ambisexual gender-bender unisex machosexual

Derived words

metrosexualism metrosexuality metrosexualization metrosexualize metrosexually retrosexual spornosexual
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