English Explanatory Dictionary

eye candy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes thereof.
  2. Any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.

Word forms

eye candy

Etymology

From eye + candy. Early-1980’s US TV and advertising jargon, perhaps influenced by earlier nose candy (“cocaine”).

Synonyms

beaut beauty bobby-dazzler crumpet dish dreamboat eye candy good looker looker lulu sex on a stick sex on legs smoke show stunna stunner feast for the eyes

Antonyms

biffer boner-shrinker bonerkiller buttface choad frump minger monkey monkeyface munter pukeface schlub stinka troll trollface uggo ugly duckling

Related words

arm candy brain candy candy girl ear candy easy on the eyes mind candy nose candy sight for sore eyes
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