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"Cakeboy" is a term I first came across in Clueless. In this case, it is used to announce that the man is homosexual, and while some would describe it as hateful, I happen to think it is a rather nice word, and hope that someday it will be used by the general public to promote homosexuality. Rarer still is my creation "cakegirl" (not yet in circulation) which means "lesbian".
1. As gay man - "Yo Cher, your man Christian is a cakeboy".
cakeboy by stranger December 20, 2004
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Released as the B-side to 1992's "baby got back"
"Cakeboy" describes a fellow that will "take your girlfriend from ya" while at the same time "makin' your homeboys wonder"
A cakeboy is the sensitive sort of male that a dacade later would be known as a metrosexual that prefers "cappuchino latte", "drives a yellow camaro and may well "move to the old disco groove" though it may look "like a Chubby Checker nightmare".
"Get an around the way girl, and keep on bailin'
And if you're stuck with one of them stuck up ducks/
Huh, don't press your luck/
'Cause she'll leave you for what she enjoys/
It ain't a man, it's a straight up cakeboy!"
cakeboy by 36linescreen February 18, 2005
a male homo; a dude that's gay.
That guy that works at the coffee place is a total cakeboy.
cakeboy by BigDiesel May 25, 2004
In my neck of the woods, cakeboy was always used as a term referring to a male who spent wayyy too much time on his hair, regardless of whether he was gay or not. Also refers to men who use excessive amounts of hair product.
Check out the cakeboy...his hair wouldn't move in a wind tunnel.
cakeboy by Erik Underwood June 11, 2007
A dude who's mad soft, and sweeter than cake.
I used to work at this vegan restaurant. Mad cakeboys in that bitch, grabbin' each others asses and shit. Niggaz is gay.
cakeboy by Jeremy Bard May 6, 2015
A cakeboy is a guy who gives off ambiguous intentions towards his female "friend(s)." Generally, he says and does things that confuse his female friend(s) into believing they're dating him. Cakeboys can be found in large numbers among nice guys and at Protestant seminaries.

The term cakeboy comes from the reference to cake -- it looks and tastes good for a time, but it won't sustain you long-term.
I can never tell whether I'm dating him. He snuggles up to me on the couch, but then talks about how he values our friendship. He is such a cakeboy!
cakeboy by cori777 December 29, 2007
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