playboy
a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
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At stake was the pride and bragging rights of the owner of the winning vessel, the equivalent of over $1 million today, and the making of history—though that last award was ranked the lowest in the eyes of the playboys who had cooked this scheme up.
The Hard-Drinking Playboys Who Made Transatlantic Sailing History | Allison McNearney | June 6, 2021 | The Daily BeastWhat Happened To Director Martin Brest By Matt Patches, playboy He directed Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and, yes, Gigli.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 22-28, 2014 | William Boot | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBack in 2001, that “definition” of female beauty basically fell into two categories: playboy chic, or heroin chic.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVICTORIA VALENTINO (1970) The former playboy Playmate met Cosby in 1970 at Café Figaro, a restaurant the comedian co-owned.
Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004 | Marlow Stern | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore she headlined the playboy resorts, Joan Rivers was the funny gal in a spirited trio that played in hip nightclubs.
The playboy publicity posters for the act called them “a spirited trio.”
Thus, for instance, is the question of Synge's playboy handled.
Studies of Contemporary Poets | Mary C. SturgeonA playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
The Players | Everett B. ColeIn The playboy he seemed to be determined to write riotously, like a man straining after vitality.
Old and New Masters | Robert LyndFollowing the alluring drumstick, playboy burst into the passage, towing me after him on the rope.
Well, you're the walking playboy of the Western World, and that's the poor man you had divided to his breeches belt.
The Playboy of the Western World | J. M. Synge
British Dictionary definitions for playboy
/ (ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ) /
a man, esp one of private means, who devotes himself to the pleasures of nightclubs, expensive holiday resorts, female company, etc
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