herbivore man
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Japanese 草食男子 (sōshoku danshi, “herbivorous/grass-eating male”). Original term coined by Maki Fukasawa in an article on the website Nikkei Business Online on 13 October 2006.
Noun[edit]
herbivore man (plural herbivore men)
- (neologism) A man, especially a Japanese man, who eschews romantic relationships.
- Synonym: grass-eater
- 2018 November 13, Kate Julian, “Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex?”, in The Atlantic[1]:
- These “herbivore men,” as they are known in English, are said to be ambivalent about pursuing either women or conventional success.