attractive visually but uninteresting in other ways
aesthetically pleasing to look at or pleasing to the senses
something nice to look at but has little substance or use
slick animations/graphic effects to entice users to websites or apps
A bimbo and
A doll.
The company website was pure eye candy because it looks good, but nothing is interesting when you dig deeper.
Although Pete was eye candy and dressed very smartly, he was, unfortunately, the most boring man she’d ever met.
She had paid an excessive amount for these shoes, but they were eye candy only, seeing as she couldn’t walk in them.
The film was excellent eye candy, but I couldn’t tell you who it was in or what it was about.
There is no origin for this idiom
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