"arm candy" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1992 August 21, Marcia Froelke Coburn, “Marilyn’s enduring appeal”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 2016-03-04:",
          "text": "All About Eve (1950, FoxVideo). [Marilyn Monroe had] already had mini-roles in eight movies when she turned up as George Sanders' arm candy in the party scenes of this film.",
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          "ref": "2003 February 17, Jeffrey Ressner, “Shot on location”, in Time, archived from the original on 2016-04-17:",
          "text": "Friends described her as always ready to serve as \"arm candy\"—that is, a pretty date—to industry players, in hopes of landing a role.",
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          "ref": "2023 March 17, Ryan Gilbey, quoting Alexander Skarsgård, “Alexander Skarsgård: ‘There’s a politeness to Swedes. It’s a facade. Deep down we’re animals’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "James is arm candy. His wife buys him all these expensive clothes. The two of them look like something out of a travel brochure: the perfect couple on vacation.",
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        "An attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal."
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        "(idiomatic) An attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal."
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          "ref": "2016 March, “Do You”, in Ebony, page 50:",
          "text": "Beyond just looking the part, this arm candy is a world-class piece of technology.",
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        "A luxury wristwatch or some other accessory worn on the wrist."
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        "(rare) A luxury wristwatch or some other accessory worn on the wrist."
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