metrosexual

American  

[me-troh-sek-shoo-uhl] / ˌmɛ troʊˈsɛk ʃu əl /

noun

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

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adjective

1. 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.

metrosexual British  

/ ˌmɛtrəʊˈsɛksjʊəl /

noun

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to metrosexuals

Usage

What does metrosexual mean? A metrosexual is a heterosexual man who prides himself on his fashion and appearance. He also shops frequently for items that help him keep himself looking on point.

Etymology

Origin of metrosexual

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

Example Sentences

Society has called these people fussy, or in more recent times, metrosexual.

From Los Angeles Times

“From the ’70s through today, it became kind of a cult favorite within the gay community, and expanded to the metrosexual urban community.”

From Seattle Times

Caz is straight, metrosexual and the son of a white mother, played by Frances Barber.

From New York Times

Ambling past a branch of the bookstore McNally Jackson not long ago, I looked up from my phone and saw a copy of Dan Peres’s “As Needed for Pain,” about his time at Details, the downtown bible turned metrosexual glossy which folded in 2015.

From New York Times

In 2014, the historian Victor Davis Hanson, writing in National Review, compared “bare-chested Putin,” who “gallops his horses, poses with his tigers and shoots his guns” with the “metrosexual golf get-ups” and “prissy poses” of the American president.

From New York Times