单词 | playgirl |
释义 | playgirln. colloquial (originally North American). 1. An actress. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actress player-girl1596 actress1608 stageress1633 play-actress1818 playeress1830 impersonatrix1834 playgirl1854 impersonatress1871 actress-manageress1888 playwoman1889 actorine1892 1854 J. E. Cooke Virginia Comedians I. xx. 117 I believe that that young play-girl has something to do with the matter. 1908 Times 3 June 15/4 The wedding presents included..flower stand, Guild of Play Girls, Camberwell,..and silver flower vase, the Bishop of Bombay. 2. A girl or woman who devotes her life to the pursuit of pleasure. Also in extended use. Cf. playboy n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [noun] > person > female skit?1571 Messalina1575 brisk1689 dasher1807 femme du monde1849 playgirl1916 1916 W. Meynell Who goes There? ii. 47 (title) The playgirl of the western world. That's one of our Canadian men's variety names for our venerable England. 1917 Washington Post 7 Jan. (Mag.) 1/1 You have always seen her in Paris, but there the ‘play-girl’ has more intelligence. 1935 Mademoiselle May 15 Just trick yourself out in your wildest clothes and turn playgirl for one evening. 1964 Punch 8 Jan. 66/3 A rich American playgirl. 1995 Sun 26 Apr. 17/5 Contrary to her playgirl public image, Julie spends most evenings quietly learning her lines at home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854 |
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