cheesecake
cheesecake Lexical Profile
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• noun
A rich, sweet tart or cake made with a mixture of soft cheese, eggs, and sugar, often on a crust made from crushed cookies or graham crackers.
"We ordered a delicious slice of strawberry cheesecake for dessert after dinner."
Photographs of attractive young women in scant clothing, historically featured in magazines or posters.
"The vintage magazine was famous for publishing glamorous cheesecake photography alongside its lifestyle articles."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First attested in the 15th century, formed as a compound of 'cheese' and 'cake'. The photographic slang sense originated in the United States in the 1930s, supposedly coined by a photographer who thought an attractive pin-up photo looked 'better than a piece of cheesecake'.
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