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METROSEXUAL
Definition of METROSEXUAL
noun
A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
METROSEXUAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
METROSEXUAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEELMORSTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found METROSEXUAL?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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