herbivore man

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English

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Etymology

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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

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herbivore man (plural herbivore men)

  1. (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.

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