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noun
A cultural phenomenon characterized by a man's extreme pride in his personal appearance and the fitness of his physique, accompanied by difficulties in coping with physical aging and the requirements of psychological maturation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
In reference to Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), describing a handsome young man who envies his own portrait and wishes that the portrait would age instead of himself.
