beefcake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From beef + cake. In sense 1, by analogy with cheesecake (“an image of a sexy young woman”).
Meanings
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(informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
No look at gay related calendars would be complete without at least a mention of those beefcake spreads. GCN only received one such calendar, the rather disappointing Men of Venice Beach.
1982 December 25, J. Grainger, “Gay-by-Gay Calendars at a Glance”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 9:
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(countable, informal) Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.
The audience goes bugshit. The security beefcakes separate them and the host gets between them, talking in a voice that is soothing on top, inciteful beneath.
2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
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(countable, literally, uncountable) A patty made of beef.
Beefcake with Burgundy Mushroom Cream
1998, Jessie Tirsch, McGuire's Irish Pub Cookbook, Pelican, page 145:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beef-cake | alternative | lexicographic | |
| beefcakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
lady-killer · adonis · hunk
Translations (5)
ru бифкейк (imagery of muscular men) · de Muskelprotz (a very muscular person — see also hunk) · he לירד (imagery of muscular men) · tr kas yumağı (imagery of muscular men) · sv biff (a very muscular person — see also hunk)