Home › Words › R › retrosexismretrosexismretrosexism means the modern portrayal of traditional sexism, in film etc.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, retrosexism ranks #36,066 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom retro- + sexism.nounThe modern portrayal of traditional sexism, in film etc.e.g.“A great deal was made in the press of the supposedly ironic retrosexism of Gene Hunt and the apparent ease with which the show's producers felt able to play with the politics of gender […]” — 2012, Stephen Lacey, Ruth McElroy, Life on Mars: From Manchester to New York, page 10:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.prosexist 59% match — In favour of sexism. vs retrosexism →retrosexual 58% match — A man who embraces traditional masculinity in his dress and behavior. vs retrosexism →postsexist 58% match — After the decline of sexism vs retrosexism →cybersexism 56% match — Online participation in sexism. vs retrosexism →cryptosexist 55% match — Covertly sexist; not obviously sexist. vs retrosexism →supersexist 54% match — Of, relating to extreme levels of sexism. vs retrosexism →resexualization 54% match — The process of resexualizing. vs retrosexism →sexploitation 53% match — Sexual exploitation in the media (especially film). vs retrosexism →