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[ pley -boi ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
Origin of playboy First recorded in 1620–30; play + boy
Words nearby playboy playback head, play ball, playbill, playbook, play both ends against the middle, playboy , playbroker, play by ear, play-by-play, play cat and mouse, play-centre
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Example sentences from the Web for playboy 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.
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for playboy 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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