Metrosexual
Origin
Portmanteau of metropolitan and heterosexual.
Full definition of metrosexual
Noun
metro-
(plural metro- A man concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. (Usually urban, heterosexual, often affluent).
- A man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals, but is in fact heterosexual.
Synonyms
- boulevardier
- dandy 19th Century
- fop 19th Century
- dude, dood archaic
- man about town
- masher archaic
Adjective
metrosexual
- Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.