Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Someone or something that is visually attractive or pleasing to look at.
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- noun US, idiomatic A very
attractive person or persons, or the salientvisible physical attributes of same. - noun US, idiomatic Any
object orsight with considerablevisual appeal .
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- noun visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding
Etymologies
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Metaphor first recorded in 1984. Derivative from "nose candy"? (first used in 1930).
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