Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
metrosexual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s.
Meanings
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(dated) Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.
But one question stuck out beyond all the others. What on earth would a metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln look like?
2012 May 17, David A. Graham, “Picture of the Day: The Metrosexual, Black Abe Lincoln”, in The Atlantic:Of course Chandler was the romantic lead. His was the spirit of the age: self-deprecating, metrosexual, all ironic distance, no ambition.
2023 October 29, Zoe Williams, “‘An ironic, self-deprecating metrosexual’: how Matthew Perry captured the spirit of the age”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
Deriveds
spornosexual · metrosexualization · retrosexual · metrosexualism · metrosexually · metrosexualize · metrosexuality
Relateds
gender-bender · machosexual · ambisexual · unisex
metrosexual en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s.
Meanings
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(dated) A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
Reports of the "death" of my Frankenstein's monster with perfect skin, the metrosexual, have been greatly exaggerated. In Europe and the UK at least, it seems he's alive and looking very well in his lovely new eyeliner.
2006 September 18, Mark Simpson, “Long live the metrosexual”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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(dated) A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.
Forms
Synonyms
sensualist · boulevardier · fop (19th Century) · masher · dood · dandy · dude · man about town · dandy (19th Century)
Translations (31)
pl metroseksualny (man concerned with personal appearance) · et metroseksuaal (man concerned with personal appearance) · fi keikari (man concerned with personal appearance) · bg метросексуален (man concerned with personal appearance) · sv metrosexuell (man concerned with personal appearance) · nl metroseksueel (man concerned with personal appearance) · es metrosexual (man concerned with personal appearance) · pms gadan (man concerned with personal appearance) · eo metroseksulo (man concerned with personal appearance) · ja メトロセクシャル (man concerned with personal appearance) · el μετροσέξουαλ (man concerned with personal appearance) · cmn 型男 (man concerned with personal appearance) · ru метросексуа́л (man concerned with personal appearance) · el κλαρινογαμπρός (man concerned with personal appearance) · de Metrosexueller (man concerned with personal appearance) · fi hienostelija (man concerned with personal appearance) · fi metroseksuaali (man concerned with personal appearance) · cmn 都市美男 (man concerned with personal appearance) · ca metrosexual (man concerned with personal appearance) · nl metroman (man concerned with personal appearance) · hu metroszexuális (man concerned with personal appearance) · pt metrossexual (man concerned with personal appearance) · fr métrosexuel (man concerned with personal appearance) · it metrosessuale (man concerned with personal appearance) · he מטרוסקסואל (man concerned with personal appearance) · tr metroseksüel (man concerned with personal appearance) · sh метросексуалан (man concerned with personal appearance) · lt metroseksualas (man concerned with personal appearance) · ro metrosexual (man concerned with personal appearance) · cs metrosexuál (man concerned with personal appearance) · da metrosexuel (man concerned with personal appearance)