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Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
metrosexual
met·ro·sex·u·alToday it means: A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. Full definition →