babe magnet
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8.3
- noun
- /beɪb ˈmæɡnɪt/
- Informal
:
imán de chicas
- With his charming personality and good looks, he has become quite the babe magnet among his friends.
- a babe magnet
Examples
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Which guy is the babe magnet?
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Everyone knows he's a real babe magnet at parties, always surrounded by admirers.
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I bet this thing is a real babe magnet, eh?
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He has a nice office, a beautiful secretary, an expensive apartment, and a babe-magnet car.
Blog text (29) -
I don't want to be a babe magnet.
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I wasn't always a babe magnet.
Blog text (17) -
Your basic Babe Magnet.
Fiction book (1995) -
Jim wore it, was a first-class babe magnet, which had been its chief attraction to him when he opted for it at the beginning of his service.
Fiction book (2001) -
The new guy in town is such a babe magnet; I can't believe how many people are drawn to him.
Synonyms
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7.0
A man who likes and attracts many women by flirting
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7.0
A man who is very charming and attracts many women
A person who attracts many people wanting to date them
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
babe + magnet
The meaning is directly compositional: 'babe' (an attractive person) combined with 'magnet' (something that attracts) yields someone who attracts babes. The '‑magnet' metaphor is common and productive in English (and mirrored in many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the informal sense without prior exposure.
Etymology
Babe magnet imagines a real magnet pulling babes toward it, a clear picture of someone or something that easily draws people in. So it means 'a person who easily attracts romantic partners'.