metrosexual
See also: metrosexuál
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
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 edit
- boulevardier
- dandy (19th Century)
- fop (19th Century)
- dude, dood (archaic)
- man about town
- masher (archaic)
Translations edit
man concerned with personal appearance
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Adjective edit
metrosexual (comparative more metrosexual, superlative most metrosexual)
- Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "A Decade Later, Whither the Metrosexual". King-Slutzky, Johannah. The Atlantic. August 27, 2014
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [mə.tɾu.sək.suˈal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [mə.tɾo.sək.suˈal]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [me.tɾo.sek.suˈal]
Noun edit
metrosexual m (plural metrosexuals)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
metrosexual m (plural metrosexuales)
Adjective edit
metrosexual m or f (masculine and feminine plural metrosexuales)
Further reading edit
- “metrosexual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014