metrosexual
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met·ro·sex·u·al

noun \ˌme-trə-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl, -ˈsek-shəl\

Definition of METROSEXUAL

: a usually urban heterosexual male given to enhancing his personal appearance by fastidious grooming, beauty treatments, and fashionable clothes
metrosexual adjective
met·ro·sex·u·al·i·ty \-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē\ noun

Origin of METROSEXUAL

2metropolitan + -sexual (as in 2heterosexual)
First Known Use: 1994

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, mores, subculture

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