playboy

noun, adj — 3 senses

playboy

nounalso spelled Playboy

UK /ˈpleɪbɔɪ/ · US /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/

Etymology From play + boy.

1

A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

  • Exclusive nightclubs are out of style with me / 'Cause I don't associate with high society / I don't hang around playboy millionaires / I'm just an ordinary guy you left behind1969, Joe Bataan, “Ordinary Guy”:
Synonyms
hedonist
Derived terms
playboyish, playboyism, playboylike
Coordinate terms
playgirl

Playboy

adj
1

Pertaining to a hedonistic philosophy and idealized women with exaggerated sexual characteristics.

  • "More Playboy than us." Salli giggled. "I know. Only joking. I've been on Playboy's cover three times. They adore me." She giggled again.1998, Jackie Collins, Power, page 34:
  • And when you take a Playboy interview, where they pump sound bites into the media, it all sounds much harsher than you intended.2001, Jesse Ventura, Do I Stand Alone?: Going to the Mat Against Political Pawns and Media Jackals, page 31:
2 more examples
  • And ready to do something for the state too. / Do what? / Lead it, says Shade. / He couldn't lead a frat house across the street to the Playboy mansion.2004, Inman Majors, Wonderdog, page 180:
  • There is more history of New York City in a Playboy centerfold than in the entire Encyclopedia of New York or any other academic study of the place.a. 2006, Timothy 'Speed' Levitch, "Wall Street: The Story of What Happened to Our Intimacy", in Alan Kaufman, The Outlaw Bible of American Essays, page 48

Playboy

noun
1

A Playboy magazine.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for playboy and Playboy.