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cake eater

or cake-eat·er

[ keyk ee-ter ]

noun

  1. Slang. a rich person who is spoiled, self-indulgent, or greedy: Compassion won’t motivate the cake eaters in Congress, but money might.

    That cake eater will need to get his hands dirty if he wants to work here.

    Compassion won’t motivate the cake eaters in Congress, but money might.

  2. Older Slang. a ladies' man.
  3. Older Slang. an effeminate lover of ease and pleasure.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cake eater1

First recorded in 1920–25

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