playgirl

English

Etymology

From play +‎ girl.

Pronunciation

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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪˌɡɜːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪˌɡɝl/

Noun

playgirl (plural playgirls)

  1. The female counterpart to a playboy: a woman, specially a wealthy one, who devotes herself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.
    • 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 50:
      Lolly Mulberry, a notorious playgirl, was an old flame of Tudy’s and an old enemy of Materkins’.

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