pin-up
A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive…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.
Translations
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Meaning
3 senses(attributive, often)The person so depicted.
pin-up girl
Damn, she could be a pin-up, for real.
Pin-up-Girl
краса́вчикkrasávčik, красо́ткаkrasótka, пин-а́п гёрлpin-áp gjorl
(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.
pin-ups on every wall of their dorm room
Pin-up
пин-а́пpin-áp, пина́пpináp, фотогра́фия красо́ткиfotográfija krasótki
- a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
Origin
Deverbal from pin up, because such a photograph is often extracted from the publication anDeverbal from pin up, because such a photograph is often extracted from the publication and pinned up on a wall.
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Forms
plural: pin-upsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model:cover girllovely
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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