Metrosexual definition

mĕttrō-sĕksho͝o-əl
A heterosexual man who is sensitive to stereotypic feminine interests and is very concerned with personal appearance, as in grooming and dressing stylishly.
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(informal) A fashionable, typically urban, heterosexual man interested in his personal appearance to a degree traditionally associated with women or homosexual men.
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The definition of metrosexual is an urban man who is concerned about his grooming and appearance.

An example of a metrosexual is a man who gets his eyebrows waxed.

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Noun

Singular:
metrosexual
Plural:
metrosexuals

Origin of metrosexual

  • metro(politan) (hetero)sexual (coined punningly by Mark Simpson (born 1965), British author and journalist)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Metrosexual Sentence Examples

  • While Ryan has never given a definitive answer to questions about his sexuality, he did tell Tyra Banks that he is a "metrosexual."

  • If metrosexual has become something alluring since i last blinked i shall happily embrace it as an umberella term.

  • But todays metrosexual cant have Jesus alone without feeling uncool.

  • Overall, this is a sophisticated rustic Syrah, a sort of a metrosexual Paul Bunyan.

  • Zoolander Fashion Show - The Ben Stiller character "Zoolander" was famous for being androgynous and "metrosexual".

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