lumbersexual
[ luhm-ber-sek-shoo-uh l ]
/ ˌlʌm bərˈsɛk ʃu əl /
noun
a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
adjective
pertaining to or being a lumbersexual:I like his lumbersexual aesthetic.
Origin of lumbersexual
First recorded in 2010–15;
lumber(jack) +
-sexual(def 2)
OTHER WORDS FROM lumbersexual
lum·ber·sex·u·al·i·ty, nounWords nearby lumbersexual
lumbering,
lumberjack,
lumberjacket,
lumberman,
lumbermill,
lumbersexual,
lumberton,
lumberyard,
lumbo-,
lumbocolostomy,
lumbocostal
Example sentences from the Web for lumbersexual
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How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’ |Tim Teeman |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEASTHave you met the lumbersexual: all beards, flannel shirts, and work boots?
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’ |Tim Teeman |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEASTIf any of this flim-flam is true, the lumbersexual already sounds way more annoying than the metrosexual.
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’ |Tim Teeman |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST