eye candy
- Slang. someone or something that is visually attractive or pleasing but is usually considered to lack worth or merit.
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Origin of eye candy
First recorded in 1980–85
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eye candy
- a person who is or people considered highly attractive to look at, often implying that they are but lacking in intelligence or depth
- something intended to be attractive to the eye without being demanding or contributing anything essential
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Word Origin and History for eye-candy
n.
also eye candy, "attractive woman on a TV show, etc.," by 1978, based on a metaphor also found in nose candy "cocaine" (1930).
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