spornosexual
English
Etymology
Blend of sport + porn + metrosexual.[1] Coined in 2014 by journalist Mark Simpson (who also coined metrosexual).[1][2]
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.
- 2014, Mark Simpson, "The metrosexual is dead. Long live the 'spornosexual'", The Telegraph, 10 June 2014:
- 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.
- 2015, Gurveen Kaur, "The rise of the spornosexual, the more hardcore, body-obsessed version of metrosexuals", The Straits Times, 1 March 2015:
- More than shirts and suits, the spornosexual's body is the ultimate commodity.
- 2015, Sam Rowe, "Lebowski Fest: why the Dude is the perfect male role model", The Telegraph, 15 September 2015:
- Then came about the well-groomed, fashion-conscious metrosexual in the ’90s and, more recently, his waxed, tanned, athletic cousin: the spornosexual.
- 2014, Mark Simpson, "The metrosexual is dead. Long live the 'spornosexual'", The Telegraph, 10 June 2014:
References
- 1 2 Mark Simpson, "The metrosexual is dead. Long live the 'spornosexual'", The Telegraph, 10 June 2014
- ↑ Gurveen Kaur, "The rise of the spornosexual, the more hardcore, body-obsessed version of metrosexuals", The Straits Times, 30 March 2015
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