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pin-up
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Princeton's WordNet
cover girl, pin-up, lovelyverb
a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
pin down, pin upverb
attach with or as if with a pin
"pin up a picture"
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pin-upnoun
A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.
pin-upnoun
The person so depicted.
Etymology: From pin up, as such a photograph is often removed from the publication in which it is printed and pinned up on a wall.
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pin-up
A pin-up is a poster, postcard, or glossy image, usually depicting a visually appealing or attractive person, designed to be pinned up on a wall or displayed. Originating around the 1940s-1950s, these images were typically of movie stars, models, or other celebrities and were characterized by a certain style of provocative or alluring pose. The term can also refer to the people who appear in these types of images.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pin-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pin-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of pin-up in a Sentence
Beauty Pin-Ups CEO Kenny Kahn:
The Beauty Pin-Ups brand is a celebration of the empowerment of a woman and what The Beauty Pin-Ups brand took to be a pin-up in 1935, and carrying that message in a modern sense.
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