Etymology

pin-up

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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The story

Deverbal from pin up, because such a photograph is often extracted from the publication and pinned up on a wall.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.