Slang – Eye candy.
Someone or something that is attractive or pleasing to look at. Eye candy can describe men or women, and it can also describe things – a beautiful website, a flashy car or a film full of amazing special effects.
Be careful: eye candy is not always a compliment. It often suggests that something looks good but has no real substance – attractive on the outside, but not very interesting on the inside. Calling a person eye candy can sound like you only value them for their looks.
Other Kinds of “Candy”:
- Ear candy – music that sounds nice but has little depth, like a catchy pop song or an advert jingle.
- Arm candy – an attractive person someone takes to events mainly to be seen with them.
- Nose candy – a slang term for the drug cocaine. Not one to use by mistake!
Example:
- “Have you seen the new reality TV show on Channel 3? It has some amazing eye candy but the conversation is really dull!”
- “The new phone is a bit of eye candy – it looks great, but the battery is terrible.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Someone or something that is attractive to look at, often with the suggestion that it has little depth or substance.
Not always. It can sound positive when talking about things like design or special effects, but describing a person as eye candy can suggest you only care about their looks.
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