eye candy
eye candy noun: a very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereof.
Noun
eye candy (uncountable)
- A very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereof.
- I'm going to the beach to check out some eye candy.
- But despite his claims that NBC would become “the class act,” not all of [Fred] Silverman's changes seemed aimed in direction of excellence. Unfortunately his rationale for eschewing exploitative “eye candy” seemed to apply to more serious sex-related ventures as well.1980, Geoffrey Cowan, See No Evil, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 309
- Synonyms:
- beaut, beauty, bobby-dazzler, crumpet, dish, vision, dreamboat, good looker, looker, lulu
- Antonyms:
- biffer, boner-shrinker, bonerkiller, buttface, choad, frump, minger, monkey, monkeyface, munter
- Any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.
- DirectX 10 promises an almost obscene step up in the level of eye candy you can expect from an A-list game, which is the great news. The bad news is, you'll need a new videocard to get those gorgeous graphics.2007, Maximum PC, number Winter, page 3
- Synonyms:
- feast for the eyes
eye candy meaning in Persian and Thai
eye candy in Persian
- attractive person
- چشمنواز čašm-navâz
eye candy in Thai
- attractive person
- อาหารตา aa-hǎan-dtaa
Synonyms of eye candy
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Antonyms
- biffer
- boner-shrinker
- bonerkiller
- buttface
- choad
- frump
- minger
- monkey
- monkeyface
- munter
Origin of eye candy
From eye + candy. Early-1980’s US TV and advertising jargon, perhaps influenced by earlier nose candy (“cocaine”).
Questions about eye candy
- What does eye candy mean?
- Eye candy means a very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereof.
- What is eye candy in Persian?
- Eye candy in Persian is چشمنواز (čašm-navâz). See Eye candy meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is eye candy?
- Eye candy is a noun.
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