eye candy
A very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereofA very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereof.
» You are my eye candy.
Du bist meine Augenweide.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereof.
I'm going to the beach to check out some eye candy.
Blickfang, Hingucker, Augenweide
(broadly, uncountable)Any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.
- visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding
Examples
2 sentencesYou are my eye candy.
deDu bist meine Augenweide.
"Do you want some eye candy?" "What do you mean?" "Look at that pair of boobs. Isn't Rima gorgeous?" "Dude!"
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From eye + candy. Early-1980’s US TV and advertising jargon, perhaps influenced by earlierFrom eye + candy. Early-1980’s US TV and advertising jargon, perhaps influenced by earlier nose candy (“cocaine”).
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable