stud muffin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From stud + muffin, perhaps with influence from beefcake. First use appears c. 1983 in Buffalo News.
Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic) A very attractive man.
Billboard magazine quoted an Oklahoma City radio program who described him as "a stud muffin" — "there was just a vibe on this guy out there, especially among women" (Stark 1992, 89)
1995, Curtis W Ellison, Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven, University Press of Mississippi, published 1995, page 44:“A stud!” “A stud muffin!” In general, the students’ enthusiasm for Clinton was equalled by their disdain for George W. Bush.
2003 August 11, The New Yorker:"I'm a total stud muffin. Can't you see it?" Simon joked.
1999, John W Milor, Apparition, page 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| stud muffins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| studmuffin | alternative | lexicographic |