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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Hugh Hefner (born 1926), American magazine publisher and founder of Playboy Enterprises.

Etymologies

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Hefner +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • And on Sept. 19, NBC will debut "The Playboy Club," its 1960s-era drama set in the original outpost of Hefnerian hedonism.

    The Bunny Is Back Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • Turns out ICON-RIDS is a one-man coalition, and that the man in question is an "ID Pleasurian ... a non-religious amalgam of ID science and Hefnerian Playboy philosophy."

    The Panda's Thumb: John M. Lynch Archives 2009

  • Back in the day, bachelors were a minor, outsider group populated mostly by loners of ambiguous sexuality or Hefnerian swingers with a taste for cool jazz and dry martinis.

    Man and Sillyman Kay Hymowitz 2008

  • I'm sure he was looking for a Hefnerian effect; Can't blame him for trying.

    Follow-Ups KaneCitizen 2005

  • I'm sure he was looking for a Hefnerian effect; Can't blame him for trying.

    Archive 2005-12-01 KaneCitizen 2005

  • Turns out ICON-RIDS is a one-man coalition, and that the man in question is an "ID Pleasurian ... a non-religious amalgam of ID science and Hefnerian Playboy philosophy."

    Bill Dembski meets Hugh Hefner - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • Turns out ICON-RIDS is a one-man coalition, and that the man in question is an "ID Pleasurian ... a non-religious amalgam of ID science and Hefnerian Playboy philosophy."

    The Panda's Thumb: June 2007 Archives 2007

  • Back in the day, bachelors were a minor, outsider group populated mostly by loners of ambiguous sexuality or Hefnerian swingers with a taste for cool jazz and dry martinis.

    Latest Articles 2008

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