noun
beefcake
BEEF-kayk
noun
1
Images of muscular, physically attractive men, or a man seen as such.
"The calendar was full of firefighter beefcake shots."
How to Use Beefcake
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishInformal slang for photos of muscular men, or a muscular, good-looking man himself.
When to use it
Informal and a little tongue-in-cheek; not used in serious or formal writing.
Word Forms
beefcakes plural
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Etymology
From "beef" plus "cake," coined by analogy with "cheesecake," an older slang term for images of attractive women.