arm candy
AmericanEtymology
Origin of arm candy
1990–95
Example Sentences
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Just two years after “Cruise” debuted, duo Maddie & Tae had heard enough about arm candy and daisy dukes to satirize the subgenre’s views on women with 2015’s “Girl in a Country Song.”
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
If I’d known I was just arm candy I’d have expected better birthday presents.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2020
Kristoff and an oily prince called Hans yap about, gesturing at being the hero, before winding up as arm candy for Anna, an irrelevance to Elsa.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2019
Lyanna Mormont, my new personal hero, eviscerates Jon in the Great Hall for leaving Winterfell as King in the North and returning as Daenerys’ arm candy.
From The Verge ● Apr. 15, 2019
The studio, known primarily for gangster melodramas led by male stars such as Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney, often typecast her as arm candy or in ingenue roles, often playing opposite fellow newcomer Flynn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2017
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