Mark Ronson has come out as 'sapiosexual' following the split from his wife Joséphine de La Baume.
It's yet another defining word thrown up by a world that apparently doesn't like to be defined by particular things.
Take a pan-sexual for example, which doesn't mean you're attracted to household cooking utensil, more that you're attracted to people regardless of their sexuality or gender identity.
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But Ronson's admission has chucked a new moniker into the mix - but what does it mean?
Well, according to the dictionary, a sapiosexual is:
adjective: sapio-sexual
- (of a person) finding intelligence sexually attractive or arousing."I met a PhD student from Germany who told me that he was sapiosexual."
noun: sapiosexual; plural noun: sapiosexuals; noun: sapio-sexual; plural noun: sapio-sexuals
- a person who finds intelligence sexually attractive or arousing."I'm a sapiosexual and I like to talk."
Just before Ronson had admitted that the word best suited his preferences - on Good Morning Britain of all places - author Nichi Hodgson had been on the show to explain what sapiosexuality meant.
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She said: "The definition means intelligence first then attraction. I date men and women and identify as bisexual, and I realised the thing that linked all people that I have dated has been their brains."
She added: "We know a certain percentage of the population is sapiosexual. It's always existed, we just didn't have a word for it.
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So basically, it's someone who is drawn to smart people rather than just being bothered about looks. Isn't that most of humanity?
Maybe not, based on TV shows like Love Island.
Either way, there's now a word for it, in case you were looking to add to your chat up lexicon.
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