cheesecake

cheesecake
1. n. a display of the female form, probably wearing little clothing, often in photographs. (See also beefcake.)
Women don’t like to see all that cheesecake on the walls when they bring their cars in here to be fixed.
Now they’re even putting the magazines with cheesecake under the counter.
2. n. a good-looking woman; good-looking women.
Who’s the cheesecake in that low-cut job?
Bring on the cheesecake!

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • cheesecake — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A showing of the legs of an attractive woman or a display of her breasts as in certain magazines known as cheesecake magazines. * /Photographer to model: Give us some cheesecake in that pose! / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cheesecake — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A showing of the legs of an attractive woman or a display of her breasts as in certain magazines known as cheesecake magazines. * /Photographer to model: Give us some cheesecake in that pose! / …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • cheesecake — UK [ˈtʃiːzˌkeɪk] / US [ˈtʃɪzˌkeɪk] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms cheesecake : singular cheesecake plural cheesecakes a type of cake made of biscuits, soft cheese, and sometimes fruit …   English dictionary

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