eye candy

noun

: something superficially attractive to look at

Examples of eye candy in a Sentence

A lot of the material on their website is just eye candy. a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy
Recent Examples on the Web Model Candice Swanepoel and a band of synchronized swimmers, some clutching Jolie Madame handbags, created fun eye candy for Balmain’s Instagram feed. Miles Socha, WWD, 12 June 2024 For two seasons now, the smash Netflix series has rejuvenated the tired, tricky genre, primarily by wholeheartedly embracing its pleasures while giving us modern quirks and a cast full of eye candy to make the tropes worth showing up for. Aja Romano, Vox, 16 May 2024 That doesn’t mean there isn’t any eye candy, however. Jesse Raub, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024 Dressed in a blue one piece bathing suit, with a piece of eye candy on each arm, Pallot worked the catwalk (for sustainable fashion brand Love for Upcycling) like a pro. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for eye candy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eye candy was in 1978

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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20candy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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