# pin-up

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.
2. The person so depicted.
3. A figurehead, a person who represents an idea, cause, etc.

## Etymology
Deverbal from pin up, because such a photograph is often extracted from the publication and pinned up on a wall.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pin-up