Gen Z want Hot Rodent Men - and they are being very vocal about it. What does it mean? How does one qualify? And how is being compared to a rodent a compliment? “Dad Bod”..
. “Babygirl”..
. “Short King”..
. The internet loves to label, often in mildly baffling ways, and a new term has been going viral lately: “Hot Rodent Men”. Apparently, anyone who falls into that category is the most desirable thing to be right now.
So, what does this unusual compliment mean and should we be worried? Here’s the lowdown. A “Hot Rodent Man” - or a “sexy rat boyfriend”, depending what corner of the web you've landed in – is the new term for the internet’s favourite men. This category seems mostly to refer to men who look a bit like mice or rats.
Dig a little deeper, and it describes unconventionally attractive men who seem to share some common physical features: Mostly about looks, but attached to physicality seems to be a certain vibe, an equivalence that states that if you’re not stereotypically good looking or masculine in the traditional way (whatever that means), the man is a safe bet and feels less threatening. And might write you a poem. In that sense, a Hot Rodent Man could be likened to the TikTok craze of the “golden retriever boyfriend”, which describes someone who is loyal and openly affectionate.
Otherwise, this feels like the Gen Z equivalent to what Millennials would refer to as a "hipster" or "indie guy". Matty Healy from the band 1975; The Bear.
