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looksmatch

looksmatch noun: a person of equal ranking to another on a scale of physical attractiveness.

Noun

looksmatch (plural looksmatches)

  1. (incel slang) A person of equal ranking to another on a scale of physical attractiveness.
    • Overwhelmingly incels (and men in general) want to date someone they consider to be their "looksmatch."2019, “Dr. Castle”, in The Blackpill Theory: Why Incels Are Right & You Are Wrong, page 31
    • Body dysmorphia “was invented by old psychologists who grew up in the Fifties and had NO problem to find a looksmatch [someone who is your counterpart in terms of appearance] or even better-looking wife”, noted another.2019 June 8, Alice Hines, “Men are having their faces rebuilt – and it’s all to get a date”, in The Times, UK

Forms of looksmatch

plurallooksmatches

Origin of looksmatch

From looks + match.

Questions about looksmatch

What does looksmatch mean?
Looksmatch means a person of equal ranking to another on a scale of physical attractiveness.
What part of speech is looksmatch?
Looksmatch is a noun.
What is the plural of looksmatch?
The plural of looksmatch is looksmatches.

Words near looksmatch in the dictionary

  1. looksie
  2. looksies
  3. looksism
  4. looksist
  5. looksists
  6. looksmatch
  7. looksmatches
  8. looksmax
  9. looksmaxed
  10. looksmaxes
  11. looksmaxing

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