Study finds significant gender difference in who felt sexy in books

Over the analyzed time period, the female versions of these phrases appeared about 10 times more often than the male versions. This specific type of language began to emerge in the late 1970s. It then grew rapidly in popularity after the 1990s.

The researchers found that this was a highly unique linguistic trend. General phrases about feelings showed no distinct gender bias in the database. Additionally, phrases simply describing someone as sexy showed only a weak, non-significant tilt toward female pronouns.