arm candy

noun

: a young attractive person who accompanies a usually older person at social events

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Namely, be sure to upgrade your handbag collection with some arm candy that sparks joy and ties your spring outfits together. Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025 But the sandy-haired bit of boy arm candy isn't the only person in Barbie's orbit. Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025 Women are thought of as contaminants in the heya and arm candy outside it; the sponsors exert a baleful commercial pressure on the fighters. Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025 Since then, he's become familiar with being called the pop star's arm candy. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arm candy

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arm candy was in 1992

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“Arm candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arm%20candy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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