The difference between Fop and Metrosexual

When used as nouns, fop means a vain man, whereas metrosexual means a man concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. (usually urban, heterosexual, often affluent).


Metrosexual is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fop and Metrosexual

  1. Fop as a noun:

    A vain man; a dandy.

  1. Metrosexual as a noun:

    A man concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. (Usually urban, heterosexual, often affluent).

  2. Metrosexual as a noun:

    A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.

  1. Metrosexual as an adjective:

    Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.