beefcake

noun

Etymology: From beef + cake. In sense 1, by analogy with cheesecake (“an image of a sexy young woman”).

1. Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.

   “No look at gay related calendars would be complete without at least a mention of those beefcake spreads. GCN only received one such calendar, the rather disappointing Men of Venice Beach.”

2. Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.

   “The audience goes bugshit. The security beefcakes separate them and the host gets between them, talking in a voice that is soothing on top, inciteful beneath.”

3. A patty made of beef.

   “Beefcake with Burgundy Mushroom Cream”