Definition of "pinup" [pinup]

• A picture, especially of a sexually attractive person, that is displayed on a wall. (noun)
• A person considered a suitable model for such a picture. (noun)
• Something intended to be affixed to a wall. (noun)
• Suitable for a pinup. (adjective)
• Designed to be attached to a wall. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Sitemeter Sez: Jonesboro, Arkansas sailboarded in just long enough to snap up Diana Dors 'PHOTO -- the popular English pinup from the late 50's and early 60's."
• "'It's so amazing seeing that one woman just going somewhere, this beautiful sex kitten, who's basically a pinup, which is what I've always aspired to be,' said Lohan."
• "What is it like to be referred to as a pinup boy when you do such serious work protecting the rest of us here?"