Tumblr sexyman

English

Etymology

From Tumblr, referencing the microblogging platform and social network, and sexy +‎ man.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtʌm.blɚ ˈsɛk.siˌmæn/

Noun

Cosplay of two anthropomorphic skeleton characters – Papyrus and Sans of Undertale – viewed as Tumblr sexymen.

Tumblr sexyman (plural Tumblr sexymen)

1. (fandom slang) A male fictional character (often conventionally unattractive or non-human) with a particularly devoted fanbase on Tumblr.

   Synonym: sexyman

   • 2021, Belle, "Tumblr Sexymen: A Never-Ending Cycle of Questionable Taste", LOCO Mag, 2 August 2021:

     The most iconic Tumblr sexymen^[sic] of all Tumblr sexymen: The Onceler. Oh my god did the Onceler take Tumblr by its neck and wring it until it died horribly. I have never seen such a trend.

   • 2021, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, quoted in Andrew Court, "Twitter slams Timothée Chalamet’s ‘sexification’ of Willy Wonka", New York Post, 11 October 2021:

     “Timothee Chalamet Willy Wonka is what happens when a Hollywood focus group tries to create a Tumblr sexyman,” another remarked, referencing the famous 2010s blogging site.

   • 2022 December 1, BJ Colangelo, “Why Animation Fans Are Going Wild For Hazbin Hotel's King Of Hell Read More”, in Slash Film:

     Congratulations, Lucifer Morningstar, on joining the esteemed ranks of Tumblr Sexymen like Alastor, The Once-ler, Bill Cipher of "Gravity Falls," Waluigi, King Dice of "Cuphead," and for some reason, Sans from "Undertale."

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Tumblr sexyman.

Further reading

• Tumblr sexyman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia