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Meaning of metrosexual | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl

Definitions

  1. A mantypically urban, heterosexual, and affluentwho is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
  2. A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.

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Examples

“Reports of the "death" of my Frankenstein's monster with perfect skin, the metrosexual, have been greatly exaggerated. In Europe and the UK at least, it seems he's alive and looking very well in his lovely new eyeliner.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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