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From beef + cake. In sense 1, by analogy with cheesecake (“an image of a sexy young woman”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
beefcake
Today it means: Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men. Full definition →
Today it means: Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men. Full definition →
From beef + cake. In sense 1, by analogy with cheesecake (“an image of a sexy young woman”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.