Definitions for playboyˈpleɪˌbɔɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

play•boyˈpleɪˌbɔɪ(n.)

  1. a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of playboy:

1620–30

Princeton's WordNet

  1. playboy, man-about-town, Corinthian(noun)

    a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure

Wiktionary

  1. playboy(Noun)

    A man who does not work, but devotes himself to a life of pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

  2. Playboy(Noun)

    A Playboy magazine.

  3. Playboy(Adjective)

    Pertaining to a hedonistic philosophy and idealized women with exaggerated sexual characteristics.

  4. Playboy(ProperNoun)

    A brand of adult magazines introduced in the United States.


Translations for playboy

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

playboy(noun)

a rich man who spends his time and money on pleasure.

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