草そう食しょく系けい男だん子し

noun

herbivore man; man not assertive in romance or career

A Japanese social label for men who are gentle, unaggressive, and not driven by traditional masculine competitiveness, especially in dating and work. Often contrasted with 肉食系男子 (carnivore man).

See also: 草食男子 (そうしょくだんし)

• 最さい近きんは草そう食しょく系けい男だん子しが増ふえていると言いわれている。

  It is said that herbivore men have been increasing lately.

• 彼かれは草そう食しょく系けい男だん子しで、自じ分ぶんから積せっ極きょく的てきにデートに誘さそわない。

  He is a herbivore man and doesn't actively ask people out on dates.