playgirl

American  

[pley-gurl] / ˈpleɪˌgɜrl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of playgirl

First recorded in 1930–35; play + girl

Example Sentences

New York playgirl Holly Golightly puzzles a writer who lives in her building.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2020

Elvira de la Fuente Chaudoir, the playgirl daughter of a Peruvian diplomat, tended her elaborate coiffure, hung out in clubs and concocted fake conversations with eminent British military officers.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2012

Last week the social life of Christine Keeler, onetime waitress and fulltime playgirl, was all over the front pages of the British press.

From Time Magazine Archive

Julie Christie is the apotheosis of trumped-up celebrity as a kooky, easy jet-set playgirl whose every misstep helps in the social climb.

From Time Magazine Archive

Director John Schlesinger views the jet set through a glass brightly, focusing mainly on Julie Christie's shimmering performance as a go-go playgirl who finds scruples a handicap for big-league fun-and-games.

From Time Magazine Archive