as in hunks
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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studs
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To close the books on the wild card series, here are four studs and two duds from the Reds-Dodgers clash.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025 -
They’ve been reunited on the 2025 Red Sox, which were counting on both of them to be postseason studs.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Beefcakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefcakes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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