arm candy
An especially attractive person who acts as a romantic escort or date to social events, but who is not romantically attached to or involved with the person he or she is accompanying. Did you see the date she had with her at the movie premiere? I doubt they're actually dating, but he was a nice piece of arm candy all the same.
brain candy
Entertainment that is pleasant, enjoyable, and appealing to a broad audience but not intellectually stimulating or demanding. The play won't make you think too hard about the meaning of life or the human condition, but it's a nice little piece of brain candy all the same.
nose candy
slang Cocaine in powdered form, typically ingested by snorting through the nose. The party was already getting a little too wild for me, but when the nose candy started making an appearance, I knew it was time to leave.
candy-coat
To attempt to make something seem better or more palatable than it actually is, especially something perceived as negative or unfavorable. Mom tried to candy-coat the news by talking about how big the yard would be at the new house, but we were all sad about the move. Don't try to candy-coat this! An F is an F, no matter how hard you studied!
be like a kid in a candy store
To be so excited about one's surroundings that one acts in a childlike or silly way. Liam loves football so much that he's like a kid in a candy store any time he steps into the stadium.
be like taking candy from a baby
slang To be an easy task. Primarily heard in US. If you think that this game will be like taking candy from a baby, you're seriously underestimating your opponents. The security guard isn't at his post, so sneaking out should be like taking candy from a baby.
eye/mind candy
(mainly American) something that is intended to be pleasant to look at but has no real meaning A lot of these books are little more than eye candy: cute photos with one-line captions and that's about all.
See be like taking candy from a babybe like a kid in a candy store
(American & Australian) to be very happy and excited about the things around you, and often to react to them in a way which is silly and not controlled You should have seen him when they arrived. He was like a kid in a candy store.
be like taking candy from a baby
(American informal) also be as easy as taking candy from a baby (American informal) to be very easy Beating them was the easiest thing in the world - it was like taking candy from a baby.
candy
n. drugs in general. (see also
nose (candy).)
I gotta go get some candy from the candy man. candy man
n. a drug dealer. (Drugs.) Lefty said he had to go meet with the candy man.
candy store
n. a liquor store. Let’s stop at this candy store and get some bubbles.
candy-ass
1. n. a coward; a timid person. (Mildly objectionable.) Sue is such a candy-ass when it comes to dealing with her children.
2. Go to candy-ass(ed).
candy-ass(ed)
mod. timid; frightened; cowardly. (Mildly objectionable.) What a candy-assed twit you are!
candy-ass
verbear candy
n. soft and pleasant popular music; music that is sweet to the ear. (see also
elevator music.)
I find that kind of ear candy more annoying than heavy metal. eye candy
n. someone or something worth looking at. (Compare to ear candy.) The dame is just eye candy! Her brain is occupied with hair and nails appointments, and strained to do even that!
needle candy
n. narcotics that are taken by injection. (see also
nose (candy).)
Max likes needle candy best of all. nose (candy)
n. powdered drugs that are inhaled, primarily cocaine, sometimes heroin. (see also
needle candy.)
Bart has some nose candy for sale. rock
1. and
rock candy n. crack, a crystallized form of cocaine. (see also
rocks.)
Some call it rock candy, and some call it crack. 2. n. a crystallized form of heroin used for smoking. (Drugs.) Max is hooked on rock—the kind that you smoke. Powder is everywhere, but you can hardly find rock anymore.
3. n. a diamond or other gemstone. Look at the size of that rock in her ring.
4. Go to rocks.
5. n. a baseball; a basketball. Michael passed the rock to Scottie, who turned and dropped it in the basket.
6. in. to be really great. The concerts didn’t rock, but we had a good time throwing chairs.
rock candy
verb