beefcake
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of beefcake
1945–50; beef + cake, modeled on cheesecake
Example Sentences
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Only Elordi, variously treated like beefcake and brooder, seems lost trying to square Julius’ early vulnerability with the final act’s hopeful romance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
March’s Netflix Originals include Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut, Lukas Dhont’s controversial “Girl,” and the star-studded beefcake spectacle of “Triple Frontier.”
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2019
In those vintage modeling shots, Mr. Gerber epitomized the male beauty ideals of the era: a blow-dried beefcake, lounging on the range in double denim, or sweatlessly working out in scoop-cut tank tops.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2018
So these are the stakes: if you write something online, at some point it may read back to the whole world, and potentially one very mustachioed beefcake.
From The Verge • Jun. 25, 2016
“You are awesome! You are awesome!” said a twentysomething beefcake as he crossed in front of me at a red light.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2015
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