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Girlyman vs Bishonen - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between girlyman and bishonen

is that girlyman is an effeminate man, a pussy while bishonen is an Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc.

girlyman

English

Alternative forms

* girly man

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (slang, derogatory) An effeminate man, a pussy
  • * 1988 , Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • "They all look like a bunch of girlymen , right?"
  • * 1993 , Kevin Walter Johnson, Kevin Walter Johnson, Why Is God Looking for Friends?
    • "You whuss! ... I thought Blake was the only girlyman on the team. I guess there are two."

    bishonen

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc.

    • Alternative forms

    * bishounen

    Derived terms

    * bishie

    See also

    * girlyman

    Anagrams

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