- a variation of pinup.
pin-up
Britishnoun
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informal
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a picture of a sexually attractive person, esp when partially or totally undressed
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( as modifier )
a pin-up magazine
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slang a person who has appeared in such a picture
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a photograph of a famous personality
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(modifier) designed to be hung from a wall
a pin-up lamp
Example Sentences
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The news sent fans of Robert - who became something of a pin-up after playing vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight saga - into a frenzy on social media.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023
The series shows how Borg became tennis' first pin-up in the 1970s.
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
Timberlake rose to fame as one-fifth of 1990's boy band NSync, becoming a pin-up for good looks.
From Reuters ● May 26, 2022
At this point Manson was one of the biggest rock stars around and married to pin-up and burlesque icon Dita Von Teese.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2022
The beaver was hunted to extinction in Britain more than three centuries ago, but is today the rewilding movement’s pin-up.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2020
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