Meanings
playboy1
plural playboys
- A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.
Exclusive nightclubs are out of style with me / 'Cause I don't associate with high society / I don't hang around playboy millionaires / I'm just an ordinary guy you left behind
1969, Joe Bataan, “Ordinary Guy”Synonyms: hedonist
Playboy2
- A brand of adult magazines introduced in the United States.
comparative more Playboy · superlative most Playboy
- Pertaining to a hedonistic philosophy and idealized women with exaggerated sexual characteristics.
And when you take a Playboy interview, where they pump sound bites into the media, it all sounds much harsher than you intended.
2001, Jesse Ventura, Do I Stand Alone?: Going to the Mat Against Political Pawns and Media Jackals, page 313 more examples
"More Playboy than us." Salli giggled. "I know. Only joking. I've been on Playboy's cover three times. They adore me." She giggled again.
1998, Jackie Collins, Power, page 34And ready to do something for the state too. / Do what? / Lead it, says Shade. / He couldn't lead a frat house across the street to the Playboy mansion.
2004, Inman Majors, Wonderdog, page 180There is more history of New York City in a Playboy centerfold than in the entire Encyclopedia of New York or any other academic study of the place.
a. 2006, Timothy 'Speed' Levitch, "Wall Street: The Story of What Happened to Our Intimacy", in Alan Kaufman, The Outlaw Bible of American Essays, page 48
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مُسْتَهْتَر
- مُسْتَهْتَر (mustahtar)man who devotes himself to pleasure
Bulgarian плейбой, Пле́йбой
- плейбой (plejboj)man who devotes himself to pleasure
- Пле́йбой (Pléjboj)the adult magazine
Chinese Mandarin 花花公子
- 花花公子 (huāhuāgōngzi)man who devotes himself to pleasure
Czech playboy, svěťák
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
- svěťákman who devotes himself to pleasure
- flamendrman who devotes himself to pleasure
Dutch casanova, don juan
- casanovaman who devotes himself to pleasure
- don juanman who devotes himself to pleasure
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
Esperanto bonvivanto, donĵuano
- bonvivantoman who devotes himself to pleasure
- donĵuanoman who devotes himself to pleasure
Finnish playboy, rattopoika
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
- rattopoikaman who devotes himself to pleasure
French playboy, play-boy
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
- play-boyman who devotes himself to pleasure
German Playboy, Lebemann
- Playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
- Lebemannman who devotes himself to pleasure
- Salonlöweman who devotes himself to pleasure
- Playboythe adult magazine
Hebrew נַעַר שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים
- נַעַר שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים (na'ar sha'ashu'im)man who devotes himself to pleasure
Hungarian playboy, aranyifjú
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
- aranyifjúman who devotes himself to pleasure
Irish buachaill báire, croíán
- buachaill báireman who devotes himself to pleasure
- croíánman who devotes himself to pleasure
Italian playboy
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
Japanese 遊び人, やりちん
- 遊び人 (asobinin)man who devotes himself to pleasure
- やりちん (yarichin)man who devotes himself to pleasure
- プレイボーイ (pureibōi)the adult magazine
Korean 바람둥이, 난봉꾼
- 바람둥이 (baramdung'i)man who devotes himself to pleasure
- 난봉꾼 (nanbongkkun)man who devotes himself to pleasure
Latin asōtus
- asōtusman who devotes himself to pleasure
Norwegian levemann
- levemannman who devotes himself to pleasure
Persian عیاشی جوان, پلیبوی
- عیاشی جوان ('ayâši joânne)man who devotes himself to pleasure
- پلیبوی (playboy)man who devotes himself to pleasure
Polish playboy
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
Portuguese playboy, Playboy
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
- Playboythe adult magazine
Russian ловела́с, пове́са
- ловела́с (lovelás)man who devotes himself to pleasure
- пове́са (povésa)man who devotes himself to pleasure
- плейбо́й (plɛjbój)man who devotes himself to pleasure
- гуля́ка (guljáka)man who devotes himself to pleasure
Spanish golfo, mujeriego
- golfoman who devotes himself to pleasure
- mujeriegoman who devotes himself to pleasure
Swedish playboy, lebeman
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
- lebemanman who devotes himself to pleasure
Tagalog palikero, pabling
- palikeroman who devotes himself to pleasure
- pablingman who devotes himself to pleasure
Turkish playboy, kazanova
- playboyman who devotes himself to pleasure
- kazanovaman who devotes himself to pleasure
- çapkınman who devotes himself to pleasure
- hovardaman who devotes himself to pleasure
Vietnamese kẻ/người phóng đãng
- kẻ/người phóng đãngman who devotes himself to pleasure
Cite this entry
playboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playboy
“playboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playboy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playboy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playboy.
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