manscaping

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of manscape

noun

1. (neologism, uncountable)The practice of, or results from, trimming or shaving a male's hair, typically other than the hair atop and behind his head. The term applies most frequently to facial hair, including that of the eyebrows, ears, and nostrils; somewhat frequently to shoulders and back; less frequently to buttocks and pubes; infrequently to arms and legs.

   “From this perspective, manscaping with the motive for sexual appeal seems part of this ever-escalating effort of advanced capitalism to domesticate all dimensions of sexuality (and nature).”

   “In addition to stacked-abs exercises, teeth whitening kits, and penile enhancement pharmaceuticals, manscaping is part of the ever-expanding list of tasks in the male body project.”

   “I was also in charge of what I considered to be an important part of the dressing room etiquette: manscaping.”

   “Manscaping is one grooming technique often sought out by the metrosexual, young, urban men with disposable incomes who care deeply about their appearances.”

   “Still, there is a certain taboo around manscaping. For the purposes of this article, I have spoken to men who get everything waxed, and men – one man, I love this man – who says he shaves his armpits so he doesn’t have to buy deodorant as often.”