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Synonyms

beefcake

American

[beef-keyk] / ˈbifˌkeɪk /

noun

Informal.

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

beefcake British

/ ˈbiːfˌkeɪk /

noun

slang men displayed for their muscular bodies, esp in photographs Compare cheesecake

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Etymology

Origin of beefcake

1945–50; beef + cake, modeled on cheesecake

Example Sentences

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Never fear, “Kraven the Hunter” is here, a big ol’ side of comic-book beefcake with no contemplation required.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

A caveman in the offseason, who seemed to do no harm and suffer no consequences despite his beefcake shenanigans.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2020

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

More accurately, he’s all idea, a beefcake avatar of linear thinking and pretension.

From New York Times • May 11, 2017

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

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