retrosexual

Definition

A man who embraces traditional masculinity in his dress and behavior.

Etymology

Blend of retro + metrosexual. Apparently coined in the early 2000s by blogger Grau Magus.

Example Sentences

• "Think of him as the anti-metrosexual, the opposite of that guy who emerged in the 1990s in all his pedicured, moussed-up, skinny-jeans glory. That man-boy was searching for his inner girl, it was argued. The retrosexual, however, wants to put the man back into manhood."
• "It's been so long I've become a retrosexual."

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