ESL Podcast 867 - Talking About Attractive Men and Women

hottie - someone who is very beautiful and sexually attractive

Apparently, Dave is dating a hottie, but I haven't met her yet.

babe - a beautiful, very attractive young woman

Nikolai often talks about the babes he went out with in college.

to sway - to gently move from side to side, especially when talking about one's hips

Look at how she's swaying her hips to get the men's attention.

to ogle - to stare at someone in an unpleasant way, especially in a sexually aggressive way

Many women don't feel comfortable walking by construction sites, because they think the men are ogling them.

to undress (someone) with (one's) eyes - to look at someone while pretending that he or she is naked, imagining what that person would look like without clothes on

Sheila hates talking to Gregorio, because she says it always feels like he's undressing her with his eyes.

to avert (one's) gaze - to turn one's eyes away from someone or something; to focus one's vision on something else

The reporter warned viewers to avert their eyes, because the images would be upsetting.

to check out - to look at and pay attention to someone or something

Check out that couch! Wouldn't that look great in our living room?

tall, dark, and handsome - a phrase used to describe the perfect man that many women are looking for, someone who is tall, has dark skin and dark eyes, and is very attractive

At this point, Meghan has given up looking for someone who is tall, dark, and handsome. She's just looking for someone who is kind and has a job!

pretty boy - a man who cares a lot about his physical appearance and spends a lot of time and money trying to make himself more handsome

I could never marry a pretty boy who spends more time in front of the mirror than I do!

to be into (oneself) - to be very interested in oneself and one's interests and appearance, and much less interested in other people; to be very self-centered and selfish

Owen is so into himself! During the hurricane, he kept worrying about what all the wind was doing to his hair, and didn't seem to care that other people were losing their homes.

to pose - to position one's body in a particular way, especially for a photograph, usually to appear more beautiful or powerful

The photographer asked Jenna to pose with her head leaning toward her left shoulder and her hand on her hip.

exhibitionist - someone who wants to be noticed by other people and does surprising and unexpected things to get other people to look at oneself

I think Andrei became a singer because he's an exhibitionist who loves having an audience.

teeny tiny - very small; extremely small

Hermione has a terrible fear of bugs and screams whenever she sees even a teeny tiny insect.

bikini - a small, two-piece bathing suit for a woman, designed to allow other people to see a lot of her body

A competitive swimmer needs a strong, one-piece swimming suit, not a bikini.

to show off - to make something visible to other people so that they can admire it and make one feel good

Jeremiah was trying to show off while playing basketball, but the coach got mad at him for not passing the ball to the other players.

what God gave (one) - a phrase used to describe the natural attributes and/or physical appearance that a person has, based on genetics, not the changes one has made to one's body

Cristina is considering getting plastic surgery to her nose to improve on what God gave her.