beefcake
Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built menImagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
» He's attracted to intelligent beefcakes, you know, well-rounded individuals.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, uncountable)Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
бифкейкbifkejk
(countable, informal)Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.
Muskelprotz
(countable, literally, uncountable)A patty made of beef.
- a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire
Examples
3 sentencesHe's attracted to intelligent beefcakes, you know, well-rounded individuals.
When it came to boyfriends, she was more interested in beefcake than brains.
He had a beefcake physique that suggested he spent half his life in the gym.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From beef + cake. In sense 1, by analogy with cheesecake (“an image of a sexy young woman”From beef + cake. In sense 1, by analogy with cheesecake (“an image of a sexy young woman”).
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Forms
plural: beefcakesSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable