beefcake

== English == === Alternative forms === beef-cake === Etymology === From beef +‎ cake. In sense 1, by analogy with cheesecake (“an image of a sexy young woman”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːfˌkeɪk/ Rhymes: -iːfkeɪk === Noun === beefcake (countable and uncountable, plural beefcakes) (informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men. Coordinate term: cheesecake (informal, countable) Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable. Synonyms: lady-killer, hunk, adonis (literally) A patty made of beef. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== beefy ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === beefcake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia