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playboy noun [ ˈpleɪbɔɪ ]

• a wealthy man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who behaves irresponsibly or has many casual sexual relationships.
• "he isn't the marrying type, he's just a playboy"
Similar: socialite, pleasure seeker, sybarite, ladies' man, womanizer, philanderer, rake, roué, stud, player, playa, skirt-chaser, ladykiller, wolf, gay dog, saga boy,
Origin: early 17th century (in the sense ‘boy actor’): from play + boy. The current sense originated in the early 19th century in Irish English.


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