spornosexual
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of sport + porn + metrosexual.[1] Coined by journalist Mark Simpson in 2014 (who also coined metrosexual).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]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 June 10, Mark Simpson, “The metrosexual is dead. Long live the 'spornosexual'”, in The Telegraph:
- 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 March 1, Gurveen Kaur, “The rise of the spornosexual, the more hardcore, body-obsessed version of metrosexuals”, in The Straits Times:
- More than shirts and suits, the spornosexual's body is the ultimate commodity.
- 2015 September 15, Sam Rowe, “Lebowski Fest: why the Dude is the perfect male role model”, in The Telegraph:
- Then came about the well-groomed, fashion-conscious metrosexual in the ’90s and, more recently, his waxed, tanned, athletic cousin: the spornosexual.
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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