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
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
None of the guys wanted to play the humiliated beefcake.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 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
None of the guys wanted to play the humiliated beefcake.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beefcake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefcake
Noun
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Just as theatrical—and perhaps even more thrilling—is the restaurant’s turmeric-marinated catfish, the fish cut into hunks and twice-cooked: first, with a crisping swim in the kitchen’s deep fryer, offstage in the kitchen, then at the table, in a sizzling skillet set over a portable burner.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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As for accessories, the actress wore silver rosette stud earrings.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 July 2025
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Baptiste, tall and heavy, attempts to compensate for it with straggly shoulder-length locks; the more diminutive Jérémy gestures toward his relative youth with diamond stud earrings.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 July 2025
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Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Alternatively, get an eyeful of the Leake Street Arches—aka the London Graffiti tunnel—beneath Waterloo Station, and pop out on Lower Marsh, with its centuries-old street market and proper Lambeth vibe.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
24 June 2025
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“Beefcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefcake. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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