'Contrapposto' Is Everyone's Favourite New Word Thanks To This 'Queer Eye' Star

No-one is quite sure what it means though.

There is a new word everyone is obsessed with, and it’s all thanks to ‘Queer Eye’ star Antoni Porowski.

The food and wine expert has introduced the internet to the concept of contrapposto - although it has to be said no-one is quite sure what it means.

Antoni used the phrase while describing his pose in a new underwear photoshoot.

Whenever I happen to pose contrapposto, I partner w @Hanes and wear my Comfort Flex Fit Boxer Briefs – they keep everything where it should be comfortably. #VouchForThePouch https://t.co/ihZJgUat62 pic.twitter.com/PSel19bGl9

— Antoni Porowski (@antoni) April 12, 2018

Posting a picture of himself in his pants, he wrote: “Whenever I happen to pose contrapposto, I partner w @Hanes and wear my Comfort Flex Fit Boxer Briefs – they keep everything where it should be comfortably. #VouchForThePouch.”

The term soon got everyone talking on Twitter:

that deafening noise u hear is the sound of thousands of gays googling the word "contrapposto"

— Golgotha (@fix_your_face) April 12, 2018

It's fun when everyone learns some new vocabulary pic.twitter.com/YPvk31h491

— Jackson McHenry (@McHenryJD) April 12, 2018

Can confirm Google searches for ‘contrapposto’ have spiked in the last hour. https://t.co/AclBBJiHYp

— Manuel Betancourt (@bmanuel) April 12, 2018

if you then you don't
don't love deserve
me at my me at my
antipasto contrapposto pic.twitter.com/of9Hk7PiGC

— Tony (@BillyJoelOsment) April 12, 2018

lesbian
gay
bi
trans
queer
intersex
asexual
contrapposto

— rory (@despburrito) April 12, 2018

i’m just a guy who happens to pose contrapposto

— mr dirt (@dirtseason) April 12, 2018

CONTRAPPOSTO?!?!

(Thirst trapposto) pic.twitter.com/bqAECHXH6I

— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) April 12, 2018

what's your favorite contrapposto? I'm partial to olives & prosciutto

— Coastal Liberal Discreet (@DiscreetLatino) April 12, 2018

For those wondering, Wikipedia defines it as “an Italian term that means counterpoise. It is used in the visual arts to describe a human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs”.

So there you are.

‘Queer Eye’ bosses recently announced the rebooted show will be returning for a second series, after earning a huge fanbase following its Netflix debut earlier this year.

One of the stand-out stories from series one was Tom Jackson, whose on-off relationship with ex-wife Abby really captured the public’s imagination.

He recently revealed they are now engaged again, following his stint on the show.

‘Queer Eye’ season one is available to stream on Netflix now.

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