pin-up girl
Barracks wall beauty
A pin-up girl is a woman whose photograph or illustration is displayed for admiration, typically showing her in glamorous or provocative poses.
The term dates from the practice of pinning such images to walls.
Pin-ups flourished during World War II, when soldiers decorated barracks with images of actresses and models.
The term now evokes that retro aesthetic: She dressed as a classic pin-up girl for Halloween.
Attractive, tempting quality
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- bombshellShocking sudden revelation
- starletRising young actress
- charmAttractive personal quality
elegance · sultry · seductive · hourglass · curves · lipstick · blonde · brunette
Deliberate bodily arrangement
- centerfoldMagazine's removable middle spread
- calendarDate-tracking system
- photoshootPlanned portrait session
- swimsuitGarment for the pool
bikini · lingerie · stockings · heels · corset · negligee · boudoir · studio
Evoking recent past
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- VargasHispanic family name
- nose artAircraft body paintings
rockabilly · Rita Hayworth · Bettie Page · swing era · classic · Americana · nostalgia · illustration
1939-45 global conflict
- moraleGroup emotional well-being
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- USOMilitary welfare nonprofit
- nose artAircraft body paintings
bomber · G.I. · patriotism · home front · troops · barracks · military · squadron
Displayed printed notice
- calendar artImages adorning date trackers
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- cultural iconWidely recognized symbolic figure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
tattoo · hot rod · retro aesthetic · kitschy · campy · tongue-in-cheek · idealized · fantasy
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
charm · elegance · sultry · seductive · hourglass · curves · lipstick · blonde · brunette · redhead
pose
Deliberate bodily arrangement
- centerfoldMagazine's removable middle spread
- calendarDate-tracking system
- photoshootPlanned portrait session
swimsuit · bikini · lingerie · stockings · heels · corset · negligee · boudoir · studio · backdrop
retro
Evoking recent past
nose art · rockabilly · Rita Hayworth · Bettie Page · swing era · classic · Americana · nostalgia · illustration · airbrush
WWII
1939-45 global conflict
nose art · bomber · G.I. · patriotism · home front · troops · barracks · military · squadron · fuselage
poster
Displayed printed notice
- calendar artImages adorning date trackers
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- cultural iconWidely recognized symbolic figure
collectible · tattoo · hot rod · retro aesthetic · kitschy · campy · tongue-in-cheek · idealized · fantasy · escapism
- Screen SirensMarilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Brigitte Bardot, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner
- Tattoo Flashold school, American traditional, bold lines, swallow, sparrow
- Pinupspinup, cheesecake, cheesecake photo, Bettie Page, nose art
- girlslass, lassie, miss, missy, maiden
- WWII Symbolsswastika, iron cross, hammer and sickle, V sign, red star
pin-up girlplain Jane
Unremarkable-looking woman
frump · wallflower · everywoman · frumpy housewife · girl next door
pin-up girlbeefcake
Muscular male eye candy
male model · hunk · leading man · heartthrob
girl, girls, pins, girly, pinned, girlhood, pinning, unpinned, unpin