playboy

[ pley-boi ]

/ ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ /

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noun

a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of playboy

First recorded in 1620–30; play + boy

Words nearby playboy

playact, playback, playback head, playbill, playbook, playboy, playboy of the western world, the, playbroker, playclothes, playday, playdown

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What 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|DAILY BEAST
Back 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|DAILY BEAST
VICTORIA 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|DAILY BEAST
Before she headlined the Playboy resorts, Joan Rivers was the funny gal in a spirited trio that played in hip nightclubs.
Joan Rivers: The Playboy Bunnies Weren’t Sluts!|Patty Farmer|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Playboy publicity posters for the act called them “a spirited trio.”
Joan Rivers: The Playboy Bunnies Weren’t Sluts!|Patty Farmer|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus, for instance, is the question of Synge's Playboy handled.
Studies of Contemporary Poets|Mary C. Sturgeon
In The Playboy he seemed to be determined to write riotously, like a man straining after vitality.
Old and New Masters|Robert Lynd
A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
The Players|Everett B. Cole
Following the alluring drumstick, Playboy burst into the passage, towing me after him on the rope.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for playboy

playboy

/ (ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ) /

noun

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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