playgirl
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of playgirl
Example Sentences
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New York playgirl Holly Golightly puzzles a writer who lives in her building.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2020
Elvira de la Fuente Chaudoir, the playgirl daughter of a Peruvian diplomat, tended her elaborate coiffure, hung out in clubs and concocted fake conversations with eminent British military officers.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2012
Director John Schlesinger views the jet set through a glass brightly, focusing mainly on Julie Christie's shimmering performance as a go-go playgirl who finds scruples a handicap for big-league fun-and-games.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Schlesinger's brittle jet-set satire stars Julie Christie as the playgirl who makes a name for herself by doing the wrong things with the right people.
From Time Magazine Archive
Edda Ciano, daughter of Mussolini and ranking prewar playgirl of Fascist Italy, was anticipating a tidy windfall: the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
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