"Playboyian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Playboy + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Playboy|-ian}} Playboy + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Playboyian (not comparable)
  1. Related to or reminiscent of the pornographic magazine Playboy. Wikipedia link: Playboy Tags: not-comparable
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