Noun

1. A man concerned with self-image, by extension personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general; who may or may not be concerned with self-indulgence and money. (Usually urban, heterosexual, often affluent).
2. A man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals, but is in fact heterosexual.^{http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Image:Metrosexual_Definition.JPG}

Usage notes

• Although derives from a blend of + , the element of ultimately derives from the Ancient Greek word ; consequently, those familiar with its classical etymology are liable to snigger or raise their eyebrows at hearing a term which, literally, conveys a sense something like a genteel .

Synonyms

• dandy - (19th Century ?)
• fop - (19th Century ?)
• dude, dood (archaic)
• masher (archaic)