metrosexual

[ me-troh-sek-shoo-uhl ]

/ ˌmɛ troʊˈsɛk ʃu əl /

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noun

a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.

adjective

pertaining to or being a metrosexual: You can see from the matching colors in every room that he has a metrosexual focus on home décor.

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Origin of metrosexual

First recorded in 1990-95; metro(politan) + (hetero)sexual

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How to use metrosexual in a sentence

The CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material.
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But he, like many people using dating apps whatever their sexual identity, remains stoutly positive.
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Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.
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Early on, the sexual protagonist complains that her Molson-drinking husband is pretty much an incompetent Neanderthal.
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It also contains some clunky passages of adultery, temptations of the flesh, and general sexual awkwardness.
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The sexual cycle can take place only within the body of one genus of mosquito, anopheles.
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With regard to the effects on the sexual powers, I have not sufficient data upon which to found positive rules.
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Darwin's view that it may have been a result of sexual selection seems the most probable explanation.
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There have been waves of sexual crime in various countries at various times.
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In Monmouthshire last year there was an increase of 88 per cent in sexual offences.
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British Dictionary definitions for metrosexual

metrosexual

/ (ˌmɛtrəʊˈsɛksjʊəl) informal /

noun

a heterosexual man who spends a lot of time and money on his appearance and likes to shop

adjective

of or relating to metrosexuals

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