stud muffin

noun

A very attractive man.

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Meanings

nounstud muffin (plural stud muffins)

plural stud muffins · alternative studmuffin

  1. colloquialidiomaticA very attractive man.

    "I'm a total stud muffin. Can't you see it?" Simon joked.

    1999, John W Milor, Apparition, page 106
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    Billboard magazine quoted an Oklahoma City radio program who described him as "a stud muffin" — "there was just a vibe on this guy out there, especially among women" (Stark 1992, 89)

    1995, Curtis W Ellison, Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven, University Press of Mississippi, published 1995, page 44

    “A stud!” “A stud muffin!” In general, the students’ enthusiasm for Clinton was equalled by their disdain for George W. Bush.

    2003 August 11, The New Yorker

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From stud + muffin, perhaps with influence from beefcake. First use appears c. 1983 in Buffalo News.

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APA

stud muffin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stud%20muffin

MLA

“stud muffin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stud%20muffin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stud muffin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stud%20muffin.

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