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
The audience is free to ogle beefcake, but Cope doesn’t get any action.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefcake
Noun
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As is seemingly requisite for a Bridgerton hunk, Benedict gets all wet and half-naked in front of the demure Sophie.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, West Side Story), who will play the quiet hunk Rocky.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Magnier and McManus were also United’s biggest shareholders but, bizarrely, became embroiled in a legal dispute with Ferguson over ownership of the horse’s stud rights which turned toxic.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The black leather stilettos featured a slim T-strap traced with small bead-like studs and a second beaded strap looping from the ankle to the heel counter.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Every eyeful was a universe, a cosmos squeezed into a teacup.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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After sports commentator Nate Burleson stuffed America's collective stocking with an eyeful of bright red Christmas attire on Netflix's NFL Christmas Day livestream, cohost and former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan poked back.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 2025
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Sandro Petraglia’s script characterizes him as a dashing rogue out of his depth, an artistic genius in an illicit trade, a disco-loving womanizer, all of which Castellitto performs with confidence.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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The same outlet had previously reported that Urban’s been a womanizer for years.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Beefcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefcake. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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