babe magnet

noun

informal
1
: someone who is very attractive to women
"Good Lord," said Pascoe, conjuring up a picture of the young man. Amiable, attractive, yes, but a babe magnet … ?Reginald Hill, Death Comes for the Fat Man, 2007
2
: something that makes a man more attractive to women
Don't get me wrong. This Cutlass Ciera of yours is no babe magnet.Ray Magliozzi in Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk, 2008

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of babe magnet was in 1989

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“Babe magnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/babe%20magnet. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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