often attributive
: a usually photographic display of muscular male physiques
also
: a man of the type featured in such a display or such men in general compare cheesecake
Examples of beefcake in a Sentence
He's not a great actor but he gets roles anyway because of all the moviegoers interested in beefcake.
He's one of Hollywood's most celebrated beefcakes.
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To mark the film’s 12th anniversary, have a look at Magic Mike’s cast of beefcakes then and now.
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John Russell, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
The funniest moments involved physical humor: Glen Powell shooting his tongue out like a lizard; Sydney Sweeney contorting herself like Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment while stealing his airplane cookie; a beefcake surfer swimming with the zeal of an unhinged dolphin.
—Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
From beefcake Calvin Klein ads to Dungeons & Dragons, 1990s pop culture is hitting peak nostalgia.
—Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
Returning from previous installments are aged beefcakes Dolph Lundgren (now with a moptop) and Randy Couture.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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John Russell, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
The funniest moments involved physical humor: Glen Powell shooting his tongue out like a lizard; Sydney Sweeney contorting herself like Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment while stealing his airplane cookie; a beefcake surfer swimming with the zeal of an unhinged dolphin.
—Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
From beefcake Calvin Klein ads to Dungeons & Dragons, 1990s pop culture is hitting peak nostalgia.
—Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
Returning from previous installments are aged beefcakes Dolph Lundgren (now with a moptop) and Randy Couture.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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“Beefcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beefcake. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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