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eye candy

简体
eye candy
养眼

Date: Jul 14 2011

Themes: Music

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

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“Our tour will be lots of fun. There will be lots of eye candy, for sure!”

- Singer Nicki Minaj talks about touring with Britney Spears. (Us Weekly)

“我们的巡演将充满欢乐。人们将看到很多养眼的亮点,确定无疑!”
- 歌手尼基·米娜加(Nicki Minaj) 谈论她和布兰妮·斯皮尔斯的巡演。(《美国周刊》)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

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something that is pleasing to the eye

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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The singer Nicki Minaj knows how to catch people’s attention. She loves to wear candy-colored wigs and wild costumes that are strange and dazzling to look at. When it comes to fashion, she loves eye candy.

Eye candy is like a delicious treat for your eyes. It’s something you enjoy looking at. But just like regular candy that you eat, eye candy often doesn’t have much substance. When you say that a person is eye candy, you might mean that he or she is wonderful to look at, but isn’t very smart or interesting.

However, eye candy is usually used in a positive sense. Nicki Minaj says there will be a lot of eye candy on her tour with Britney Spears. She means that there will be a lot to look at during their performances. There will probably be tons of back-up dancers, elaborate sets, and crazy costumes. And don’t forget Britney and Nicki themselves! Some would say that those two are pretty sweet to look at, too.

Would you want to date someone who was just eye candy?

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

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“There was so much eye candy at the fashion show yesterday!”

“Brad isn’t just eye candy, he’s smart, too.”

“That movie didn’t have much of a plot, but it was still fun to watch. It was pure eye candy.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

something that catch your sight
by hapciu.madam
dearpesar pleasure to see
by dearpesar
Gellerke things that people like watching
by Gellerke
Pavlionka something beautiful, attractive to look at
by Pavlionka
NaaMWaaN Something you find it's so attractive.
by NaaMWaaN
Bojana attractiveness :))))
by Bojana
birsencan somebody or something that you can't take your eyes off ..
by birsencan
it means good looking or visually attractive.
by Criz search
cubi1604 Something captivating that catches our eyes
by cubi1604
something or someone that is pleasing to the eye
by Bitten by an Arab bug
polly50 Someone that is attractive or pleasing to look at.
by polly50
Talia Do People considered highly attractive to look at but not intelligent.
by Talia Do
okurka visual attractiveness
by okurka
something that is pleasing to the eye
by viona helena
eye candy - maybe it's sth pleasant for your eye, sth/sb pretty
by Avrora64222
Fofi something that is pleasant or entertaining...
by Fofi
Sonofmoon I think eye candy means: spectacular things, marvellous pageants.
by Sonofmoon

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Mad Hatter

Japan

a girl who is totally like a lollipop, jellybeans or lolly. seems so sweet to someone special

02:59 AM Jul 14 2011 |

happysmilesunny

China

First Priority:


Get clean stuff in the dormintary.


Second Priority: Get delivery of the goods


Third; Clean the Luggage

02:11 AM Jul 14 2011 |

Amo0ol

Amo0ol

Saudi Arabia

somthing fascinated you would be interesting to see  it

01:39 AM Jul 14 2011 |

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