English Online Dictionary. What means playboy? What does playboy mean?
English
Etymology
From play + boy.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪbɔɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/
- Hyphenation: play‧boy
Noun
playboy (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.
Synonyms
- hedonist
Coordinate terms
- playgirl
Derived terms
- playboyish
- playboylike
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
From English playboy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplei̯boi̯/, [ˈple̞i̯bo̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -eiboi
Noun
playboy
- playboy
Declension
Further reading
- “playboy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Noun
playboy m (plural playboys)
- post-1990 spelling of play-boy
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɛj.bɔj/
- Rhymes: -ɛjbɔj
- Syllabification: play‧boy
Noun
playboy m pers
- playboy (hedonist who leads an easy life, including sexual indulgence)
Declension
Further reading
- playboy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- playboy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- pleibói, pleiba
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔj
Noun
playboy m (plural playboys)
- playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure)
- (Brazil, slang) a rich person
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.
Noun
playboy m (plural playboy)
- playboy
Declension
Spanish
Alternative forms
- play boy
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.
Noun
playboy m (plural playboys)
- playboy
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “playboy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10