ubersexualとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From uber- (“above”) +‎ sexual.

名詞

ubersexual (plural ubersexuals)

1. A heterosexual male displaying confidence and concern for others.
   • 2005 August 25, Marian Salzman, Ira Matathia, Ann O'Reilly, The Future of Men: The Rise of the Ubersexual and What He Means for Marketing Today, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN:
   • 2005 November 3, “Enough Already With The Trends And Labels”, in Business Wire:

     First it was Metrosexuals. Now it's Ubersexuals. Everyone wants to tell men how they should dress, groom themselves and behave.

   • 2006, Femina, numbers 2517-2520, Associated Magazines, page 16:

     Unlike the effeminate metrosexual, the ubersexual’s sexuality is not in question. […] And he won't mind being grouped with the trendsetters' top three ubersexuals Bono, George Clooney and Bill Clinton.

形容詞

ubersexual (comparative more ubersexual, superlative most ubersexual)

1. Having the qualities of an ubersexual.
   • 2006, India Today, volume 31, numbers 1-12, Thomson Living Media India, page 52:

     A comparative study across 13 nations showed that a majority of Indian men were displaying signs of schizophrenia, torn between traditional machoism and the sensitive new age ubersexual male.

   • 2006 September, Dennis Waskul, Phillip Vannini, editors, body /embodiment: symbolic interaction and the sociology of the body, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., →ISBN, pages 248–249:

     In the midst of “the crisis,” men tend not to acknowledge or embrace new masculinities — despite discourses regarding metrosexual or ubersexual masculinities — but rather retrench themselves into traditional, essentialized and hegemonic masculine images and embodied performances.

   • 2007, Willow Kincaid, Tragic Hero: A Teacher Accused, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 63:

     So far he’s redecorated my apartment in the most awesome jungle motif, and we can wear each other's clothes. He’s mad ubersexual. We haven’t had sex yet, but it’s only been six months, […]

   • 2009, Sandy Summers, Harry Jacobs Summers, Saving Lives: Why the Media’s Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk, Kaplan Publishing, →ISBN, page 175:

     Peter was übersexual, gorgeous, sensitive, and holistic, yet manly—check his motorcycle!