English

Proper noun

Playboy

1. A brand of adult magazines introduced in the United States.

Derived terms

• Playboy bunny

Translations

Noun

Playboy ‎(plural Playboys)

1. A Playboy magazine.

Adjective

Playboy ‎(comparative more Playboy, superlative most Playboy)

1. Pertaining to a hedonistic philosophy and idealized women with exaggerated sexual characteristics.
   • 1998, Jackie Collins, Power, page 34

     "More Playboy than us." Salli giggled. "I know. Only joking. I've been on Playboy's cover three times. They adore me." She giggled again.

   • 2001, Jesse Ventura, Do I Stand Alone?: Going to the Mat Against Political Pawns and Media Jackals, page 31

     And when you take a Playboy interview, where they pump sound bites into the media, it all sounds much harsher than you intended.

   • 2004, Inman Majors, Wonderdog, page 180

     And ready to do something for the state too. / Do what? / Lead it, says Shade. / He couldn't lead a frat house across the street to the Playboy mansion.

   • a. 2006, Timothy 'Speed' Levitch, "Wall Street: The Story of What Happened to Our Intimacy", in Alan Kaufman, The Outlaw Bible of American Essays, page 48

     There is more history of New York City in a Playboy centerfold than in the entire Encyclopedia of New York or any other academic study of the place.

English

Noun

playboy ‎(plural playboys)

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

Synonyms

• hedonist

Antonyms

• playgirl

Translations

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈple̞ibo̞i/

Noun

playboy

1. playboy

Declension

French

Noun

playboy m ‎(plural playboys)

1. Alternative spelling of play-boy

Usage notes

This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.

Portuguese

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

1. playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure)
2. (Brazil, slang) a rich person

Spanish

Noun

playboy m ‎(plural playboys)

1. playboy