as in hunk
a physically attractive man an iconic beefcake of Hollywood in the 1940s, he always appeared shirtless in at least one scene

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Recent Examples of beefcake Only Elordi, variously treated like beefcake and brooder, seems lost trying to square Julius’ early vulnerability with the final act’s hopeful romance. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025 After a decade of serving nothing but beefcake, the FDNY started including women firefighters, paramedics and EMTs in 2014. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025 Seth Bogart’s ceramic beefcake body-builder Oscar was also a head-turner. Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025 None of the guys wanted to play the humiliated beefcake. Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beefcake
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Noun
  • This yuckster attitude was apparently contagious, because Gray herself got in on the act on a day in which she was scheduled to kiss the young hunk Christopher Atkins, who had a recurring role for one season as a camp counselor.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some of her favorite pieces are the decorative pillows and the bathroom sink, which includes a tiny beaded drain stopper and earring studs as faucets.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Every level of the Irish’s defense has certified studs, with a slew of shutdown corners and a defensive line with a seemingly endless supply of quality players.
    Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 July 2025
  • Alternatively, get an eyeful of the Leake Street Arches—aka the London Graffiti tunnel—beneath Waterloo Station, and pop out on Lower Marsh, with its centuries-old street market and proper Lambeth vibe.
    Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Gabby dislikes Sebastian, perceiving him as an entitled womanizer.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Following her performances as southern womanizer Jamie in Drive-Away Dolls and fearless private detective Honey O’Donahue in Honey Don’t!
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Beefcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefcake. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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