pinup
1 of 2noun
pin·up ˈpin-ˌəp 
: something fastened to a wall: such as
a
: a photograph or poster of a person considered to have glamorous qualities
b
: something (such as a lamp) designed for wall attachment
pinup
2 of 2adjective
1
: of or relating to pinups
male pinup calendars
2
: designed for hanging on a wall
a pinup lamp
Example Sentences
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Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 His late grandmother Anne Gwynne was also an actress and a WWII-era pinup model, while his sister Katherine Pine has dabbled in acting as well. Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 The lined aprons featured fun patterns like rainbow stained glass, rainbow crayons and pinup art of men and women. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 June 2022 His late grandmother, Anne Gwynne, was also an actress and a WWII-era pinup model, while his sister Katherine Pine has dabbled in acting as well. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2022 Her voice also has an almost George Michael character to it, moving from pinup poutiness to childlike abandon. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022 Pryor said recycles about 40 million disposable nappies a year and has used the fibrous pellets to make construction panels, pinup boards and coasters. Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022 The team also wanted to avoid a caricature of Anderson, a pinup come to life. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2022 Mid-century America was generally a socially conservative place, but the va-va-voom powers of the pinup and the bombshell during the war years likely paved the way for a more risqué image of American womanhood. Christina Newland, CNN, 15 Jan. 2022 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 See More
Noun
His Lee is a wounded Tiger Beat pinup, a Kentucky boy in pan-gender thrift-store couture who lives with a desperate all-id intensity that often subsumes Russell's more tentative character. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 His late grandmother Anne Gwynne was also an actress and a WWII-era pinup model, while his sister Katherine Pine has dabbled in acting as well. Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 The lined aprons featured fun patterns like rainbow stained glass, rainbow crayons and pinup art of men and women. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 June 2022 His late grandmother, Anne Gwynne, was also an actress and a WWII-era pinup model, while his sister Katherine Pine has dabbled in acting as well. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2022 Her voice also has an almost George Michael character to it, moving from pinup poutiness to childlike abandon. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022 Pryor said recycles about 40 million disposable nappies a year and has used the fibrous pellets to make construction panels, pinup boards and coasters. Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022 The team also wanted to avoid a caricature of Anderson, a pinup come to life. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2022 Mid-century America was generally a socially conservative place, but the va-va-voom powers of the pinup and the bombshell during the war years likely paved the way for a more risqué image of American womanhood. Christina Newland, CNN, 15 Jan. 2022 Adjective
Cassie Harris is a badass photog, making a name for herself with her company Buxom Boudoir, which offers clients a modern twist on classic pinup photography. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 Images of these men on horseback or in classical profile began appearing on posters and handkerchiefs and even crockery, the pinup boys of the revolutionary age–virile and virtuous and handsome. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1943, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1