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[pin-uhp] / ˈpɪnˌʌp /


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That she was more than a pinup was not even then a secret — a Life magazine cover story at the time of “Rock Hunter” called her “Broadway’s smartest dumb blonde.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

When Season 1 landed last summer, Carmy became a social media pinup.

From New York Times Jun. 28, 2023

The Pirelli calendar, now in its 49th edition since 1964, has evolved from its pinup origins into a major platform for art photographers, more recently moving away from nudity.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2022

Poyer said recycles about 40 million disposable nappies a year and has used the fibrous pellets to make construction panels, pinup boards and coasters.

From Washington Post Feb. 18, 2022

You're no pinup boy, Steve, but—and this may come as a shock to you—women don't put one-tenth the stock in pulchritude that men do?

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver




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