centerfold

[ sen-ter-fohld ]

/ ˈsɛn tərˌfoʊld /

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noun

a gatefold bound into the center of a magazine or book signature.

a photograph of a woman or man in a nude or seminude pose appearing on a magazine centerfold.

the person in such a photograph.

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Origin of centerfold

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; center + fold¹

Marston had died earlier that year, and the series passed to writers who did away with much of the comic’s feminist messaging, including a regular centerfold feature chronicling the lives of influential women.
Joye Hummel, first woman hired to write Wonder Woman comics, dies at 97|Harrison Smith|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
They were the opposite of the soft, eroticized centerfold models in Playboy, an iconic “gentleman’s magazine” that Mellaart certainly would have encountered in the 1950s and ’60s.
What archaeologists got wrong about female statues, goddesses, and fertility|Annalee Newitz|February 10, 2021|Popular-Science
He married a Playboy centerfold and had two sons, the humbly-named Thor and Odin.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At 36, and almost six feet tall, Kohrs looks like he just stepped out of a GQ centerfold.
Castro Street’s Hot Cop Is the Batman to Sexy Mug Shot Guy’s Joker|Itay Hod|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

While BFF Decker landed the cover, Teigen was named “rookie of the year,” launching her career as a smoldering centerfold.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Chrissy Teigen Weds John Legend|Anna Klassen|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When Kluge laid eyes on the exotic former centerfold, he was smitten and, before long, divorced.
Billionaire Divorcee's Happy Ending|Sandra McElwaine|January 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The senator was unhappy with websites hosting his infamous nude centerfold photograph.
Could WikiLeaks Go Homeless?|Brian Ries|December 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST