Definitions for Playboy
ˈpleɪˌbɔɪPlay·boy

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

   a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

Freebase(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Playboy

   Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with a presence in nearly every medium. Playboy is one of the world's best known brands. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of Playboy are published worldwide. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by notable novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse and Margaret Atwood. With a regular display of full-page color cartoons, it became a showcase for notable cartoonists, including Jack Cole, Eldon Dedini, Jules Feiffer, Shel Silverstein, Erich Sokol and Rowland B. Wilson. Playboy features monthly interviews of notable public figures, such as artists, architects, economists, composers, conductors, film directors, journalists, novelists, playwrights, religious figures, politicians, athletes and race car drivers. The magazine generally reflects a liberal editorial stance.

How to pronounce Playboy?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Playboy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Playboy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Playboy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Playboy in a Sentence

1. Dolly Parton:

   I don't plan to retire. I just turned 74 and I plan to be on the cover of Playboy magazine again, see, I did Playboy magazine years ago and I thought it'd be such a hoot if they'll go for it — I don't know if they will — if I could be on the cover again when I'm 75.

2. Leo Terrell:

   Playboy had a duty to provide a safe and hostile-free workplace for the Playboy Bunnies, the victims have the burden to establish knowledge on the part of Playboy. For example, did any of the victims [ complain ] to management about Bill Cosby ?

3. Ben Kohn:

   We want to focus on what we call the ‘World of Playboy’ which is so much larger than a small, legacy print publication, we plan to spend 2018 transitioning it from a media business to a brand-management company.

4. Mara Einstein:

   Well, they've reopened Playboy Club, but they haven't changed the mythology, the mythology is Hugh Hefner sitting in a mansion with a bunch of women with no clothes on.

5. Nina Daniele:

   As a woman, we all see flaws within ourselves and it’s important to embrace them, this is who I am. If you do n’t like it, that’s not really my problem … Playboy has never objectified women. It has only held them on the highest of pedestals. It’s given us a place and a platform to speak our mind. We feel we’re at home with ourselves. We have a place in a world that sometimes does n’t give us what we deserve … I do n’t think Playboy objectifies women.

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