Centerfold

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsÉ›ntÉ™fəʊld/
• US enPR: sÄ•nʹtÉ™r-fōld, IPA: /ˈsÉ›ntÉšfoÊŠld/

Alternative forms

• centrefold mostly British

Origin

center + fold

Full definition of centerfold

Noun

1. The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
2. A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
3. The person appearing in such a photograph.
• 1981, The J. Geils Band,My blood runs cold
  My memory has just been sold
  My angel is the centerfold
4. Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.

Synonyms

• single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine:
• large photograph printed on this sheet: pin-up
• person appearing in such a photograph: pin-up, pin-up girl woman
• very sexually attractive person: babe woman, beefcake man, doll woman, fox woman, hunk man, stud muffin man

Antonyms

• very sexually attractive person: crone woman, fright, hag woman, monster

Anagrams

• centrefold