metrosexual
/mɛtrəˈsɛkʃʊəl
/noun informal
A heterosexual urban man who enjoys shopping, fashion, and similar interests traditionally associated with women or homosexual men.I am frequently towed along to these places by my girlfriend as my gruff exterior conceals a metrosexual's eye for a fetching piece of fashionable apparel....
- There's this friend of mine is highly infatuated with a certain metrosexual whom she calls - what else - The Metrosexual.
- At face value, the typical metrosexual is a straight man who has homosexual or effeminate characteristics.
Origin
1990s: blend of metropolitan and heterosexual.
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