eye candy
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eye candy
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From eye + candy. Early-1980’s US TV and advertising jargon, perhaps influenced by earlier nose candy (“cocaine”).
noun
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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.
Similar: beaut, beauty, bobby-dazzler, crumpet, dish, vision, dreamboat, eye candy, good looker, looker, lulu, sex on a stick · Opposite: biffer, boner-shrinker, bonerkiller, buttface, choad, frump, minger, monkey, monkeyface, munter, pukeface, schlub
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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.
Similar: feast for the eyes
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noun attractive person
| Español | guaperas |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 養眼 /养眼 yǎngyǎn, 秀色可餐 xiùsèkěcān |
| Português | colírio para os olhos |
| Deutsch | Blickfang, Hingucker, Augenweide, Augenschmeichler |
| עברית | תַּאֲוָה לָעֵינַיִם taavá la'eináyim |
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title = {eye candy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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