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noun
A man, especially a Japanese man, who eschews romantic relationships.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
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Synonyms: grass-eater
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
