beefcake
pronunciation
How to pronounce beefcake in British English:
UK [ˈbi:fkeɪk]
How to pronounce beefcake in American English:
US [ˈbifˌkek]
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- Noun:
- a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire
Word Origin
- beefcake (n.)
- by 1952, "display of male pulchritude" in movies or magazines; said to have been modeled on cheesecake, but there seems to have been an actual foodstuff called beefcake around this time. The word seems to be little used in that literal sense since the other sense emerged.
Example
- 1. Lily wants a beefcake for a boyfriend and not some scrawny shrimp .
- 2. Cathy wants a beefcake for a boyfriend and not some scrawny shrimp .
- 3. Our gym coach is a beefcake guy with a lot of macho .
- 4. There was some beefcake at the party just to liven things up .