sexual market value

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Noun

sexual market value (countable and uncountable, plural sexual market values)

1. The value of a person in the dating market, based on physical attractiveness and other traits.

   Alternative form: (initialism) SMV

   • 1979, Gordon Johnston, Which Way Out of the Men's Room?: Options for the Male Homosexual:

     The sexual market value of the homosexual male to other homosexuals is the chief concern here: […]

   • 1979, Edgar W. Butler, Traditional Marriage and Emerging Alternatives, New York: Harper & Row:

     They must learn to be sexually arousing and must evaluate their worth compared to the sexual market value of other women.

See also

• sexual capital
• sexual marketplace