ソフトマッチョ

noun

moderately muscular physique; soft macho body

Colloquial wasei-eigo term for a lean, moderately toned male body that is not overly bulky. Often used in fashion and fitness contexts.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from soft macho

• 最さい近きんはゴリマッチョよりソフトマッチョのほうがモテるらしい。

  Lately, it seems a soft macho body is more popular than a bulky muscular one.

• 彼かれはジムでソフトマッチョを目め指ざしてトレーニングしている。

  He's training at the gym aiming for a moderately muscular physique.