lumbersexual
[ luhm-ber-sek-shoo-uhl ]
/ ˌlʌm bərˈsɛk ʃu əl /
noun
a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
adjective
pertaining to or being a lumbersexual:I like his lumbersexual aesthetic.
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Origin of lumbersexual
First recorded in 2010–15; lumber(jack) + -sexual (def. 2)
OTHER WORDS FROM lumbersexual
lum·ber·sex·u·al·i·ty, nounWords nearby lumbersexual
lumber jacket, lumberman, lumbermill, Lumber River, lumber room, lumbersexual, Lumberton, lumberyard, lumbo-, lumbocolostomy, lumbocostal
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How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’|Tim Teeman|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEASTHave you met the lumbersexual: all beards, flannel shirts, and work boots?
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’|Tim Teeman|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEASTIf any of this flim-flam is true, the lumbersexual already sounds way more annoying than the metrosexual.
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’|Tim Teeman|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST