pinup girl

noun

Synonyms of pinup girlnext
: a girl or woman whose glamorous qualities make her a suitable subject for a pinup

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The bangs weren't cut straight across like most retro baby bangs, which tend to skew more ‘50s pinup girl than ’50s movie princess. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024 Nearby, Pierson, one of the band’s singer-songwriters, was working the flippers on a machine called Scared Stiff, whose back box flashed a grinning pinup girl. — Mina Tavakoli, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023 In terms of blush Gonzalez is known for giving her clients a watercolored romantic cheek inspired by Alberto Vargas’s pinup girl paintings. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025 It was addressed to Betty Grable — then 26, a rising Hollywood star and already celebrated as World War II’s pinup girl. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 There are surprising new discoveries to be found too, including an audio diary podcast following fascinating subjects like an octogenarian pinup girl and an investigation of a gas attack on a furry convention. — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pinup girl was in 1941

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