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lumbersexual en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌlʌm.bɚˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ (General-American)
• /ˌlʌm.bəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From lumber(jack) + -sexual, modelled after metrosexual.

Meanings

1. (attributive, slang, sometimes) An urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard.
   • My beef isn’t with glamping, despite its issues (unfortunate portmanteau, the image of lumbersexuals playing Ralph Lauren at summer camp). But keep it out of our parks. 2015 May 23, Christopher Solomon, “Our Pampered Wilderness”, in The New York Times:
   • From the rise of the lumbersexual, outdoorsmen's answer to the metrosexual, to the use of beards to sell anything from clothing to beer, beards are cool once again. 2014 November 9, Aaron Swaney, “It's November: Put the razor down”, in The Daily Herald, Everett, Washington, page D1:
   • Trend-hunters announced last year that we had reached “peak beard”, saturation point with the sort of facial hair that has become the calling card of the urban hipster or “lumbersexual”. 2015, Harriet Walker, "Bristling with style: the hairy upper lip", The Times (UK), 10 January 2010

Forms

Synonyms

urban lumberjack