"Playboy" meaning in English

See Playboy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Playboy [comparative], most Playboy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Playboy (comparative more Playboy, superlative most Playboy)
  1. Pertaining to a hedonistic philosophy and idealized women with exaggerated sexual characteristics.
    Sense id: en-Playboy-en-adj-4L4CYK0b

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Playboy
  1. A brand of adult magazines introduced in the United States. Categories (topical): Artistic works, Periodicals Derived forms: Playboy bunny Translations (the adult magazine): Пле́йбой (Pléjboj) [masculine, neuter] (Bulgarian), Playboy [masculine] (German), プレイボーイ (pureibōi) (Japanese), प्लेबॉय (plebŏy) [feminine] (Marathi), Playboy [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Playboy-en-name-1KoyTbmb Disambiguation of Artistic works: 15 56 29 Disambiguation of Periodicals: 13 87 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 82 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 83 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 87 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 87 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 90 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 12 86 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 90 1

Noun

Forms: Playboys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Playboy (plural Playboys)
  1. A Playboy magazine.
    Sense id: en-Playboy-en-noun-P28oi-~1

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