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/ˌlʌm.bəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ · noun
(slang, sometimes attributive) An urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard..
Trend-hunters announced last year that we had reached “peak beard”, saturation point with the sort of facial hair that has become the calling card of the urban hipster or “lumbersexual”.
From the rise of the lumbersexual, outdoorsmen's answer to the metrosexual, to the use of beards to sell anything from clothing to beer, beards are cool once again.
My beef isn’t with glamping, despite its issues (unfortunate portmanteau, the image of lumbersexuals playing Ralph Lauren at summer camp). But keep it out of our parks.
Use lumbersexual when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lumbersexual means (slang, sometimes attributive) An urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard..
Common synonyms include urban lumberjack.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Trend-hunters announced last year that we had reached “peak beard”, saturation point with the sort of facial hair that has become the calling card of the urban hipster or “lumbersexual”.
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