pinup

noun pin·up \ ˈpin-ˌəp \

Definition of pinup

:something fastened to a wall: such as

a :a photograph or poster of a person considered to have glamorous qualities

b :something (such as a lamp) designed for wall attachment

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Examples of pinup in a Sentence

He is dating a glamorous pinup.

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In her cover story with Rolling Stone, Gadot said people criticized her for not having the pinup proportions of earlier incarnations of Wonder Woman and argued that her body wasn't curvy enough for the role.

— lily herman, Allure, "Gal Gadot Responds to People Who Body-Shamed Her in Wonder Woman," 25 Aug. 2017
Tatum’s pinup hunkiness is hardly even up for debate, thanks, at least in part, to Soderbergh’s Magic Mike and Gregory Jacobs’ follow-up Magic Mike XXL.

— stephanie zacharek, Time, "Review: Logan Lucky, A Comedy Built on Bedrock Truths, Is One of Soderbergh's Best," 16 Aug. 2017
But the structured body-con silhouette hugged Larson’s physique like the pinup-style dresses favored by Hayworth and Monroe.

— edward barsamian, Vogue, "Brie Larson Has the Perfect LBD For Date Night Dressing in New York City," 9 Aug. 2017
The signature plane is the 1942 C-47A, called the Tico Belle, complete with an iconic pinup girl in a blue dress.

— richard tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Roadside attractions: 50 things to do when traveling State Road 50," 20 July 2017
The Memphis Belle, with the leggy Esquire magazine pinup girl painted on the nose, survived six months of punishing air combat in 1942-43 during missions to bomb factories and submarine pens.

— mitch stacy, The Seattle Times, "Long-awaited display of restored Memphis Belle set for 2018," 27 May 2017
With that album, Duran Duran led a British invasion on MTV of colorful global videos and catchy hits far more complex than those who deemed the band as mere pinup idols would ever admit at the time.

— Orange County Register, "Why Duran Duran’s John Taylor looks at live music as a ‘vote for togetherness’," 15 Mar. 2017
In 1918, Town & Country printed a full-page portrait of Miss King, Fitzgerald's first love and society pinup.

— ash carter, Town & Country, "Gatsby's Girl," 13 May 2013

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First Known Use of pinup

1943

pinup

adjective

Definition of pinup

1 :of or relating to pinups

male pinup calendars

2 :designed for hanging on a wall

a pinup lamp

First Known Use of pinup

1941

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pinup

noun

Definition of pinup for English Language Learners

: a photograph of an attractive person (such as an actress or model) that is hung or pinned on a wall
: a person who appears in or is attractive enough to appear in a pinup

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