arm candy

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Slang.

a very attractive person who accompanies someone on a date, as at a public event, but is not romantically involved with that person.

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Nearby words

arlington national cemetery, arliss, arlon, arm, arm and a leg, arm candy, arm in arm, arm's-length, arm-twist, arm-twisting, arm-wrestle

Origin of arm candy

1990–95

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for arm candy

So I think there was some rebellious part of me that was, like, to play this arm-candy biker chick would just be fun.
Winona Ryder Dishes on ‘Homefront,’ ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ and Generation X|Andrew Romano|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST