beefcake

[ beef-keyk ]

noun

, Informal.

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

beefcake

/ ˈbiːfˌkeɪk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of beefcake¹

1945–50; beef + cake, modeled on cheesecake

Example Sentences

Affleck could also be a formidable adversary for Brown in the beefcake department—an actual campaign beauty contest.

From 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?

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• attractive
• handsome
• well-built