retrosexual

/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛksjʊəl /

noun

1. a heterosexual man who spends little time and money on his personal appearance

adjective

1. of or relating to such men

Word History and Origins

Origin of retrosexual¹

C20: from retro (sense 2) + ( hetero ) sexual

Example Sentences

Anthony Greene, who wrestles as “Retrosexual Anthony Greene,” stood behind a folding table displaying stickers and sunglasses.

From New York Times

The marketers would suggest that bay rum appeals to the retrosexual because his grandfather wore it.

From Slate

The word is that British journalist Mark Simpson coined “metrosexual” in 1994, that being the word because Mark “The ‘Daddy’ of the Metrosexual, the Retrosexual & Spawner of Sporno” Simpson tells us so.

From Salon