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
Seth Bogart’s ceramic beefcake body-builder Oscar was also a head-turner.
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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
More America’s Next Top Hunk competitions have already been slated for Sunday, November 17 in NYC for Zayn Malik, Jack Schlossberg, and Jeremy Allen White (Chicago is hosting their own for The Bear beefcake on Saturday as well).
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
To mark the film’s 12th anniversary, have a look at Magic Mike’s cast of beefcakes then and now.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
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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
More America’s Next Top Hunk competitions have already been slated for Sunday, November 17 in NYC for Zayn Malik, Jack Schlossberg, and Jeremy Allen White (Chicago is hosting their own for The Bear beefcake on Saturday as well).
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
To mark the film’s 12th anniversary, have a look at Magic Mike’s cast of beefcakes then and now.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefcake
Noun
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But she's got her choice of handsome high school hunks, including Reid (Andrew Liner), Davis' son and the school's quarterback, and Lucas (Garrett Wareing), the poor kid from the wrong side of the tracks.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Their weirdly cozy 750-square-foot studio layout, a tiny dot in a 3.5 million-square-foot hunk of capitalism, was to these bohemian commandos a rebuke to the city’s destruction of their old neighborhood close to the mall.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kesha wore a black leather biker jacket with silver hardware, zippers and studs, layered with a pink T-shirt and tiny shorts underneath.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, Daniels, along with some other younger defensive studs, such as Evan Mobley, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Luguentz Dort, also can make a case given their importance to their team's defenses.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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The filmmakers ensure that viewers similar in age to the kids on screen get an eyeful of what those robotics gatherings are like for their contestants, who arrive from all over the globe.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Overall, Printemps New York is a multifaceted, visual eyeful, where the architecture and decor might overwhelm the merchandise for some.—
David Moin,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Beefcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefcake. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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