# So "ammosexual" is a sexually offensive word now? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 3, 2022, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ammosexual-is-a-sexually-offensive-word-now/962176 "2022-04-03T04:24:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 128
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ammosexual-is-a-sexually-offensive-word-now/962176/128 "2022-04-06T14:38:14Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > You seem to be implying that metrosexuals are necessarily _not_ homosexual. That is decidedly not the case, according to the guy who coined the term. Regardless of who coined the term, the term as its used today includes being heterosexual. > **[Definition of METROSEXUAL](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metrosexual)** > > a usually urban heterosexual male given to enhancing his personal appearance by fastidious grooming, beauty treatments, and fashionable clothes… See the full definition > **[Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/metrosexual)** > > The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years! > **[‘Metrosexuals’ Were Just Straight Men Who Loved Self-Care. Right? (Published...](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/style/metrosexuals.html)** > > In the early 2000s, heterosexuals who favored European jeans, wine bars and fancy face creams — the calling cards of some women and gay men — sparked a marketing frenzy. Language does evolve, and once someone coins a term it takes a life of its own. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ammosexual-is-a-sexually-offensive-word-now/962176)._