boyzilian

English

Etymology

Blend of boy +‎ Brazilian (“a style of pubic hair removal”).

Noun

boyzilian (plural boyzilians)

1. (slang) A cosmetic treatment involving complete removal of a man's pubic hair by waxing.
   • 2007, Vegetarian Times, numbers 346-354, page 95:

     "It's safe to say l would never get a 'boyzilian' (male bikini wax)," he says. "Seriously, l don't know how women do it."

   • 2013, Amy Webb, Data, A Love Story: How I Cracked the Online Dating Code to Meet My Match‎^[1], Dutton, →ISBN:

     Since when did American society decide that a man's hotness is achieved through aggressive chest waxing? Or “boyzilians”?

   • 2014, Niall Richardson, Adam Locks, Body Studies: The Basics, Routledge, →ISBN, page 39:

     Meanwhile, men in the West are becoming more comfortable with what's termed “manscaping” (or “grooming”), using a variety of beauty products, shaving their chests and even having “boyzilians” (a male Brazilian wax).

   • 2024 August 29, Zoe Williams, “‘They handled me like a carcass!’: why are so many men now ‘manscaping’?”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Yet we know men are getting boyzilians, because salons do offer them.

Synonyms

• manzilian

See also

• manscaping