Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lumbersexual

/ˌlʌm.bɚˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: lum-ber-sex-ual
IPA: /ˌlʌm.bɚˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard.

Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"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”."
"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."

Etymology

From lumber(jack) + -sexual, modelled after metrosexual.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlʌm.bɚˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
British English: /ˌlʌm.bəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

lumbersexuals (plural)

Synonyms

urban lumberjack

Rhymes With

sexual homosexual bisexual heterosexual transsexual asexual sapiosexual demisexual omnisexual ambisexual technosexual machosexual

Questions

How do you pronounce lumbersexual?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlʌm.bɚˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/.
What does lumbersexual mean?: An urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard.
Where does lumbersexual come from?: From lumber(jack) + -sexual, modelled after metrosexual.

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