Definitions for Playboy
ˈpleɪˌbɔɪPlay·boy

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

1. playboy, man-about-town, Corinthiannoun

   a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. playboynoun

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

2. Playboynoun

   A Playboy magazine.

3. Playboyadjective

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

4. Playboynoun

   A brand of adult magazines introduced in the United States.

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • Hedonist

How to pronounce Playboy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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. Walter Cronkite:

   Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.

2. 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.

3. Kendra Wilkinson:

   Holly, you can tell, had this ulterior motive every minute being at the Mansion, and that motive was -- it was clear as day -- she wanted Hef's kids, she wanted a piece of Playboy and she wanted to marry Hef for, obviously, his will.

4. Matthew Woolfe:

   Certainly, there are a lot of people talking about the hypocrisy of laws that The Playboy Sultan and The Playboy Sultan government are implementing when The Playboy Sultan family, in the past, could have been seen as being in violation of these laws with some of their antics.

5. 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 ?

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