pin-up
Meaning
- 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.
- (attributive, often) The person so depicted.
- (figuratively) Figurehead, person who represents an idea, cause etc.
Synonyms
pin-up
Pin-up
opsluitenEtymology
Deverbal from pin up, because such a photograph is often extracted from the publication and pinned up on a wall.
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