eye candy

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“I'm going to the beach to check out some eye candy.”

“But despite his claims that NBC would become⟳ “the class act,” not all of [Fred] Silverman's changes seemed aimed in direction of excellence. Unfortunately his rationale for eschewing exploitative “eye candy” seemed to apply⟳ to more serious sex-related ventures as well.”

“In 1986, Schubach hired a petite 23-year-old named Patricia Schmidt to be his assistant. She told us that her main job was to be “eye candy,” but her other duties included answering the phones. That put⟳ her in regular contact⟳ with Epstein.”

“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.”

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