单词 | arm candy |
释义 | > as lemmasarm candy arm candy n. [after ear candy n. at ear n.1 Compounds 2, eye candy n. at eye n.1 Compounds 4] colloquial (originally U.S.) a physically attractive (usually female) companion, esp. one who attends social or public events with a more celebrated person with whom they have only a temporary or expedient association. ΚΠ 1992 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 21 Aug. 63 She'd already had mini-roles in eight movies when she turned up as George Sanders' arm candy in the party scenes of this film. 2001 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. ix. 11/3 He would make good arm candy... He looked good in uniform. 2013 Daily Tel. 1 Apr. 21/2 Might it not be a little bit sexist to parade women as arm candy? < as lemmas |
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