Meanings
plural Tumblr sexymen
- slanglifestyleA male fictional character (often conventionally unattractive or non-human) with a particularly devoted fanbase on Tumblr.
“Timothee Chalamet Willy Wonka is what happens when a Hollywood focus group tries to create a Tumblr sexyman,” another remarked, referencing the famous 2010s blogging site.
2021, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, quoted in Andrew Court, "Twitter slams Timothée Chalamet’s ‘sexification’ of Willy Wonka", New York Post, 11 October 20212 more examples
The most iconic Tumblr sexymen of all Tumblr sexymen: The Onceler. Oh my god did the Onceler take Tumblr by its neck and wring it until it died horribly. I have never seen such a trend.
2021, Belle, "Tumblr Sexymen: A Never-Ending Cycle of Questionable Taste", LOCO Mag, 2 August 2021Congratulations, Lucifer Morningstar, on joining the esteemed ranks of Tumblr Sexymen like Alastor, The Once-ler, Bill Cipher of "Gravity Falls," Waluigi, King Dice of "Cuphead," and for some reason, Sans from "Undertale."
2022 December 1, BJ Colangelo, “Why Animation Fans Are Going Wild For Hazbin Hotel's King Of Hell Read More”, in Slash FilmSynonyms: sexyman
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA male fictional character (often conventionally unattractive or non-human) with a particularly devoted fanbase on Tumblr.
Origin
From Tumblr, referencing the microblogging platform and social network, and sexy + man.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Tumblr sexyman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tumblr%20sexyman
“Tumblr sexyman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tumblr%20sexyman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tumblr sexyman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tumblr%20sexyman.
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