arm candy

Slang.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of arm candy¹

1990–95

Example Sentences

My daughter was getting married, and I needed an escort — arm candy.

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re not arm candy. We have things to bring to the table.”

From Seattle Times

I was recently in New Orleans, where I was on a walking tour with a woman and her husband; he was wearing a T-shirt that read, "It's not easy being my wife's arm candy."

From Salon

If an equally attractive woman had worn a shirt that read, "It's not easy being my husband's arm candy," it would have come across as bragging, no?

From Salon

My daughter was getting married, and I needed an escort — arm candy.

From Los Angeles Times