What Does Ruggedly Handsome Mean

I usually say it half joking as an attempt to make a compliment overtly masculine.

What does ruggedly handsome mean.

Think of a lumberjack or a builder. He is streaked with dirt in the movies this is done strategically sports stubble and will neve. Ruggedly handsome would be like unkept hair 5 o clock shadow jeans tshirt well built deep voice good looking face etc. I mean strapping and ruggedly handsome.

Hard core exterior with sexy atributes a kind of lumber jack appeal with scruffy hair. A man who is ruggedly handsome is someone who isn t afraid to get his hands dirty usually accustomed to physical labor cowboy lumberjack etc. When said seriously i always assumed it meant handsome in a cowboy lumberjack mountain man outdoorsy and tough kind of way. Definition of ruggedly handsome handsome in a very manly masculine way.

So i would imagine a guy that is a real blokey bloke calls a spade a spade isnt afraid to get his hands dirty loves a cold beer short shaven facial hair. Cant think of anyone off hand from a movie role its a hard look to pull off but it suits certain people. Take it as a compliment.