Pin-up Definition

pinup, pinups
noun
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.
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The person so depicted.
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(figuratively) Figurehead, person who represents an idea, cause etc.

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verb
To put (e.g. a sheet of paper) on display, using a pin.
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Origin of Pin-up

  • From pin up, as such a photograph is often removed from the publication in which it is printed and pinned up on a wall.

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Pin-up Sentence Examples

  • Thick pin up girl eyeliner, eye-catching cat-eyes, or bold blue shadow might appear.

  • While some pin-up shots leave very little to the imagination, there are some photographers who know how to make tasteful glamour shots even more appealing to the masses.

  • Today, you can find hundreds of pin-up photographers who specialize in taking shots of scantily clad women in your local yellow pages.

  • Back then, black-and-white images of pin-up girls were all the rage.

  • While many of these stars are considered sexy celebrities in the traditional pin-up model sense, others prove attractive in more low-key, smoldering way.

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