Metrosexual …. what?

It’s been a while that I have heard a good ’stereotype-expression’. Today a friend of mine told someone (with a very British accent) “You look so metrosexual” ………….. pause - metrosexual, what is that, I know heterosexual, bi-sexual, homosexual, but not mertosexual ……….. .
“Metro-what?” I heard another friend say.
Turns out that most people have heard this expression - at least the Brits.
It also turns out that it was “Word of the Year ‘03”

So, meterosexual - what is it?
Well, find out if you are a Metrosexual; take the ‘Am I a Metrosexual Test‘.

According to Salon, David Beckham is the ultimate metrosexual.
Urbandirectory has some 60 definitions of meterosexual, the highest scored is:

Metrosexual: (noun) Of or pertaining to a straight, urban male who is eager to embrace and even show off his feminine side, especially when it comes to expensive haircuts, designer suits, and $40 face cream.
-From Netscape Celebrity

The kind of guy who paints his nails, wears flip-flops, owns a lot of shoes, takes an hour to do their hair etc. but is not really gay.

Metrosecual is probably a term that has been invented by the magazine publishing industry - the new style men’s mags like FHM, Stuff, The Face and Esquire after calling someone GQ started to have the Versace-gay connotation with it - stylish, beautiful, body-shaved very Miami-like. [source]

In other words, it is all the things women like about a certain type of gay men - well dressed, beautiful, comfortable with their feminine side, interested in culture, … - BUT they can have the metrosexual, but not the homosexual.

I wonder if the term will catch on - Google currently counts metrosexual in 70,200 search results.

More resources:
AskMen
MSN - WebMD
Banana Republic
Another quiz

January 25, 2004 | Filed Under Thoughts 

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