beefcake

[ beef-keyk ]

See synonyms for: beefcake beefcakes on Thesaurus.com

nounInformal.

photographs of nearly nude young men in magazines or the like, posed to display their muscular bodies.

Origin of beefcake

1945–50; beef + cake, modeled on cheesecake

Words Nearby beefcake

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use beefcake in a sentence

Affleck could also be a formidable adversary for Brown in the beefcake department—an actual campaign beauty contest.
Ben Affleck for Senate? Actor Could Be Formidable Massachusetts Candidate | Lloyd Grove | December 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
What if the cover were splashed with a ravished-looking, bodice-clad blonde clinging to the bulging thigh of a shirtless beefcake?
Sex on the Kindle | Shannon Donnelly | August 25, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for beefcake

beefcake

/ (ˈbiːfˌkeɪk) /

noun

slang men displayed for their muscular bodies, esp in photographs: Compare cheesecake (def. 2)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse