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lumbersexual

Syllables: lum·ber·sex·ualUK/ˌlʌm.bəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/US/ˌlʌm.bɚˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

lumbersexual noun: an urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard.

Noun

lumbersexual (plural lumbersexuals)

  1. (attributive, slang, sometimes) An urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard.
    • From the rise of the lumbersexual, outdoorsmen's answer to the metrosexual, to the use of beards to sell anything from clothing to beer, beards are cool once again.2014 November 9, Aaron Swaney, “It's November: Put the razor down”, in The Daily Herald, Everett, Washington, page D1
    • Trend-hunters announced last year that we had reached “peak beard”, saturation point with the sort of facial hair that has become the calling card of the urban hipster or “lumbersexual”.2015, Harriet Walker, "Bristling with style: the hairy upper lip", The Times (UK), 10 January 2010

Synonyms of lumbersexual

Forms of lumbersexual

plurallumbersexuals

Origin of lumbersexual

From lumber(jack) + -sexual, modelled after metrosexual.

Words that rhyme with lumbersexual

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Questions about lumbersexual

What does lumbersexual mean?
Lumbersexual means an urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard.
What part of speech is lumbersexual?
Lumbersexual is a noun.
How do you pronounce lumbersexual?
Lumbersexual is pronounced /ˌlʌm.bəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (UK).
What is the plural of lumbersexual?
The plural of lumbersexual is lumbersexuals.

Words near lumbersexual in the dictionary

  1. lumbermills
  2. lumberroom
  3. lumberrooms
  4. lumbers
  5. lumbers with
  6. lumbersexual
  7. lumbersexuals
  8. lumbersome
  9. lumbersomely
  10. lumbersomeness
  11. Lumberton

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