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Tumblr sexyman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtʌm.blɚ ˈsɛk.siˌmæn/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (slang) A male fictional character (often conventionally unattractive or non-human) with a particularly devoted fanbase on Tumblr.
    • “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. 2021, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, quoted in Andrew Court, "Twitter slams Timothée Chalamet’s ‘sexification’ of Willy Wonka", New York Post, 11 October 2021
    • 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." 2022 December 1, BJ Colangelo, “Why Animation Fans Are Going Wild For Hazbin Hotel's King Of Hell Read More”, in Slash Film:
    • The most iconic Tumblr sexymen 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, Belle, "Tumblr Sexymen: A Never-Ending Cycle of Questionable Taste", LOCO Mag, 2 August 2021

Forms

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Relateds

Scrimblo Bimblo · blorbo from my shows

Synonyms

sexyman

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