spornosexual
spornosexual noun: a man concerned with personal appearance, but who places more emphasis on having a fit, toned, virile body than on grooming or fashion.
Noun
spornosexual (plural spornosexuals)
- A man concerned with personal appearance, but who places more emphasis on having a fit, toned, virile body than on grooming or fashion.
- But unlike Beckham's metrosexual ads of old, in which his attributes were possibly artificially enhanced, today’s spornosexuals have photoshopped themselves in real life.2014 June 10, Mark Simpson, “The metrosexual is dead. Long live the 'spornosexual'”, in The Telegraph
- More than shirts and suits, the spornosexual's body is the ultimate commodity.2015 March 1, Gurveen Kaur, “The rise of the spornosexual, the more hardcore, body-obsessed version of metrosexuals”, in The Straits Times
Forms of spornosexual
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Origin of spornosexual
Blend of sport + porn + metrosexual. Coined by journalist Mark Simpson in 2014 (who also coined metrosexual).
Words formed from spornosexual
Questions about spornosexual
- What does spornosexual mean?
- Spornosexual means a man concerned with personal appearance, but who places more emphasis on having a fit, toned, virile body than on grooming or fashion.
- What part of speech is spornosexual?
- Spornosexual is a noun.
- What is the plural of spornosexual?
- The plural of spornosexual is spornosexuals.
Words near spornosexual in the dictionary
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