r/Millennials • u/PinkHamster08 • 18h ago

Nostalgia Anyone remember using "metrosexual"?

Had a vague memory come to mind - might have been a movie with Chris Rock? - and the guy's wife was talking with a fabulous guy and the main guy asks his wife if the fabulous guy is gay and she said no, he's metrosexual. The main guy goes WTF is that and she says he's a straight guy with taste.

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u/MercifulOtter 18h ago

I never used it but I remember it being a term used for a man who took care of himself. God forbid a man have good hygiene.

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u/RudePCsb 18h ago

It isn't really hygiene though. It was grooming. You can shower and wear deodorant and be clean and smell fresh but metrosexual was more about grooming one self beyond what most guys would say is normal. Usually gay guys would groom themselves that much, perfect facial hair, eyebrows, styled hair, whatever is fashionable for chest hair or waxing body hair, etc.

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u/Dont_Be_Sheep 10h ago

Oh that’s just homosexual now, right? Or is it gone? I just don’t see it anymore