centerfold

English

/ˈsɛntɚfoʊld/, /ˈsɛntəfəʊld/

noun
Definitions
  • The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
  • A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
  • The person appearing in such a photograph.
  • Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.

Etymology

Compound from English center + English fold.

Origin

English

fold

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