Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually wealthy man who spends much of his time pursuing leisure and romance.
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- noun A man who does not work, but devotes himself to a life of
pleasure , oftensexual , without commitments or responsibilities.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
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Examples
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Seth Rogen stars as the title playboy-turned-superhero, based on the 1930s radio show, with Taiwanese pop star Jay
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Seth Rogen stars as the title playboy-turned-superhero, based on the 1930s radio show, with Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou as his sidekick, Kato.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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Seth Rogen stars as the title playboy-turned-superhero, based on the 1930s radio show, with Taiwanese pop star Jay
'No Strings' attaches to top box-office spot - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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Seth Rogen stars as the title playboy-turned-superhero, based on the 1930s radio show, with Taiwanese pop star Jay
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(link) Turning Jonathan into a playboy is akin to turning Faramir into an attention-seeking, insecure guy who'd turn Frodo in to Daddy to gain approval.
kateelliott: Kings kateelliott 2009
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You won't find me watching Howard's End, The Remains of the Day or any of that pap, either, but yet I'm not on those movies comments talking smack about them, they're just not my cup of tea ... josh she needs to be in playboy alan second that
Natalie Portman Producing and Starring in Stoner Comedy Best Buds | /Film 2010
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To be honest the only reason I like her is because I want Heff to offer her a million "cause she likes money" to be in playboy, "That will give her national attention" and all the men who are dying to see it can.
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In the meantime, she begins dating another guy, who's sweet and caring and horribly bland, and life becomes good for her even as the playboy is miserable because all of these gorgeous models aren't nearly as wonderful as the woman he left behind.
JESUS FUCKING GODDAMN JESUS FUCKING CHRIST! ljgenie 2005
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He was known as a playboy partial to purple scarves, chic nightclubs and beautiful women.
The Seattle Times 2011
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He was known as a playboy partial to purple scarves, chic nightclubs and beautiful women.
Thestar.com - Home Page Daisy Nguyen 2011
vanishedone commented on the word playboy
WeirdNet isn't wrong here, but uncharacteristically coy, perhaps.
September 27, 2008
bilby commented on the word playboy
I think WeirdNet's often very coy.
September 27, 2008
reesetee commented on the word playboy
No, no. WeirdNet is a lascivious old man. See arugula for proof.
September 29, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word playboy
Reesetee's memory apparently knows no bounds.
September 29, 2008
reesetee commented on the word playboy
Oh, it knows bounds. Believe me.
*blinks*
What were we talking about?
September 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word playboy
Coyness.
September 29, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word playboy
No, no. Bunnies.
September 29, 2008
dontcry commented on the word playboy
Whenever I see the word playboy, all I see is a grown man with pouting lips, a pointy nose, a part on the side of his receding hairline, and a paisley ascot. Yuk.
September 30, 2008
reesetee commented on the word playboy
Bunnies!
*blinks again*
What?
September 30, 2008
bilby commented on the word playboy
Boundless ones.
September 30, 2008
saraha1993 commented on the word playboy
play boy is a golddigger
December 5, 2014
bilby commented on the word playboy
Wouldn't have been my first definition.
December 5, 2014