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metrosexual

/me-troh-sek-shoo-uhl/US // ˌmɛ troʊˈsɛk ʃu əl //UK // (ˌmɛtrəʊˈsɛksjʊəl) informal //

都市人,都市性,都市人的性爱,都市人的性生活

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 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.

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.

Examples

  • If any of this flim-flam is true, the lumbersexual already sounds way more annoying than the metrosexual.

  • Spurlock, it appears, has suddenly discovered the metrosexual—albeit a few years late.

  • "Retrosexual" has replaced "metrosexual" to describe a breed of über-masculine fashionistos (clad in $300 flannel shirts).

  • The metrosexual, along with his tell-tale five o clock trunk shadow, was born.

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