Definitions
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- proper noun A brand of adult
magazines introduced in the United States. - noun A Playboy magazine.
- adjective Pertaining to a hedonistic philosophy and idealized women with exaggerated sexual characteristics.
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Examples
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Rolls of dimes, _Playboy_ magazines, a Playboy rabbit keychain.
Hollywood Nocturne Ellroy, James 1994
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NBC liked that the name "Playboy" would at least cut through the clutter of fall TV's slew of new series launches.
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The obvious message KSL is sending is - we don't care if a show is adult as long as it doesn't have the word "Playboy" in the title.
'The Playboy Club' Anti-Porn Groups Boycott: Pink Cross, Morality In Media Protest NBC Show 2011
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The obvious message KSL is sending is - we don't care if a show is adult as long as it doesn't have the word "Playboy" in the title.
'The Playboy Club' Anti-Porn Groups Boycott: Pink Cross, Morality In Media Protest NBC Show 2011
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Why it has a shot: Because the word "Playboy" is in the title.
11 Promising Pilots: Playboy Bunnies, Charlie’s Angels and Other Surefire Fall Bets 2011
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Viewers who might be interested in the show's mainstream stories were turned off by the word "Playboy."
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Maybe they ought to think about appearing in Playboy, which is an option.
Think Progress » Matalin Defends Coulter’s Attack on 9/11 Widows 2006
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Last year I got one called Playboy, which is a fairly stupid name, but a really pretty rose.
readersguide Diary Entry readersguide 2003
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From his telling, Playboy is understandable and almost forgivable given Hugh's cold parents.
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For the fist-to-face force of Lois's essay telling off Matthew Weiner in Playboy's Mad Men issue, click here.
Andrea Chalupa: The Voice of God? Common Sense: George Lois's Superfocus Andrea Chalupa 2010
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