Spornosexual

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A man concerned with personal appearance, but who places more emphasis on having a fit, toned, virile body than on grooming or fashion.

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

Blend of sport + porn + metrosexual. Coined by journalist Mark Simpson in 2014 (who also coined metrosexual).

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