Dictionary

spornosexual en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of sport + porn + metrosexual. Coined by journalist Mark Simpson in 2014 (who also coined metrosexual).

Meanings

1. A man concerned with personal appearance, but who places more emphasis on having a fit, toned, virile body than on grooming or fashion.
   • But unlike Beckham's metrosexual ads of old, in which his attributes were possibly artificially enhanced, today’s spornosexuals have photoshopped themselves in real life. 2014 June 10, Mark Simpson, “The metrosexual is dead. Long live the 'spornosexual'”, in The Telegraph:
   • Then came about the well-groomed, fashion-conscious metrosexual in the ’90s and, more recently, his waxed, tanned, athletic cousin: the spornosexual. 2015 September 15, Sam Rowe, “Lebowski Fest: why the Dude is the perfect male role model”, in The Telegraph:
   • More than shirts and suits, the spornosexual's body is the ultimate commodity. 2015 March 1, Gurveen Kaur, “The rise of the spornosexual, the more hardcore, body-obsessed version of metrosexuals”, in The Straits Times:

Forms

Deriveds

spornosexuality