beefcakes

Noun

beefcake (countable and uncountable, plural beefcakes)

1. (informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
   • No look at gay related calendars would be complete without at least a mention of those beefcake spreads. GCN only received one such calendar, the rather disappointing Men of Venice Beach.1982 December 25, J. Grainger, “Gay-by-Gay Calendars at a Glance”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 9
2. (countable, informal) Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.
   • The audience goes bugshit. The security beefcakes separate them and the host gets between them, talking in a voice that is soothing on top, inciteful beneath.2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   lady-killer, hunk, adonis

3. (literally) A patty made of beef.
   • Beefcake with Burgundy Mushroom Cream1998, Jessie Tirsch, McGuire's Irish Pub Cookbook, Pelican, page 145