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eye candy

eye candy noun: a very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereof.

Noun

eye candy (uncountable)

  1. 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
  2. (broadly) 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

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

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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.

Words near eye candy in the dictionary

  1. eye booger
  2. eye boogers
  3. eye bounce
  4. eye brow
  5. eye brows
  6. eye candy
  7. eye chart
  8. eye charts
  9. eye color
  10. eye colors
  11. eye colour

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