Cake-eater
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cake-eater is a noun meaning (US slang, dated, usually endearing) A well-off person who indulges himself or herself; a playboy or playgirl.
Meaning
(US slang, dated, usually endearing) A well-off person who indulges himself or herself; a playboy or playgirl.
More Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cake, eater.
Example Sentences
And you fellows, if you find some cake-eaters trying to take advantage of your sister, what are you going to do?
"'... We got us a cake eater, right here at the sink!' He turned to me. 'Have you ever had your hands dirty, new kid?'"
"Nowadays, these cake-eaters all died young. They had no teeth. They all went to doctors who fixed teeth. But still they died young and without their teeth."
If ever there was a birthday in the home she would bake a special cake for the occasion, with the result that very few of our inmates lasted for more than a year. I myself am no great cake-eater, and I made a special point of keeping my birthday secret.
Word Forms
- cake-eaters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fruitcake, fuckcake, can-eater, cake, nutcake, cupcake.
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