metrosexual

See also: metrosexuál

English

Etymology

Blend of metropolitan +‎ heterosexual. Coined in 1994 by journalist Mark Simpson.[1]

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
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /mə.tɾo.sək.suˈal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /mə.tɾu.sək.suˈal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /me.tɾo.sek.suˈal/

Noun

metrosexual m (plural metrosexuals)

  1. metrosexual

Spanish

Noun

metrosexual m (plural metrosexuales)

  1. metrosexual

Adjective

metrosexual (plural metrosexuales)

  1. metrosexual
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