centerfold
Americannoun
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a gatefold bound into the center of a magazine or book signature.
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a photograph of a woman or man in a nude or seminude pose appearing on a magazine centerfold.
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the person in such a photograph.
Etymology
Origin of centerfold
Example Sentences
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Chopping cactus, filling jars with honey and even wrapping up candles in a newspaper centerfold all come through his lens looking like ballet.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2021
Others have been less so—former cosmo centerfold and Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown only spent a hot second at the firm Nixon Peabody before moving on to other things.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2019
And before Emanuel was even a centerfold, she was advocating for female empowerment.
From Fox News • Dec. 19, 2018
Nathan Lane, no beefcake centerfold, has renewed his claim to being the king of the Great White Way.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2014
The ink had run; the text, where it survived, was written in enigmatic verse, and the centerfold map was almost completely obscured with smears and blotchy stains.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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