Pin-up
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pin-up is a noun meaning (often attributive) The person so depicted.
Meaning
(often attributive) The person so depicted.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) A figurehead, a person who represents an idea, cause, etc.
- A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.
Example Sentences
Damn, she could be a pin-up, for real.
pin-ups on every wall of their dorm room
She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.
Word Forms
- pin-ups
- pinup
Synonyms for pin-up
Depending on context, synonyms include lovely, cover girl.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cover girl, lovely, pinup, poster, pinboard, pinboarding.
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