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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpleɪbɔɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/ or /-ˌgɝl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(plā′boi′)

play•boy or -girl /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/ or /-ˌgɜrl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

one who leads a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments:one of the jet-set playboys.

play•boy (plā′boi′),USA pronunciation n.

a man who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, esp. one who is of comfortable means.

play + boy 1620–30

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playboy /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/ n

a man, esp one of private means, who devotes himself to the pleasures of nightclubs, expensive holiday resorts, female company, etc

'playboy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

McKenna - Synge - man about town - Playboy of the Western World, The

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