プレイボーイ

ぷれいぼーい
noun
playboy; ladies' man; womanizer
informalperson
1. playboy; man who dates many women casually
A man, typically wealthy or charming, who pursues many casual romantic relationships rather than committing to one partner. Often carries mildly negative or teasing nuance.
彼(かれ)はプレイボーイだ。
He's a playboy.
そんなプレイボーイと付(つ)き合(あ)っちゃだめだよ。
You shouldn't go out with a playboy like that.
学生(がくせい)時代(じだい)はプレイボーイだったが、結婚(けっこん)してからは真面目(まじめ)になった。
He was a playboy in his student days, but he became serious after getting married.
あの俳優(はいゆう)は若(わか)い頃(ころ)プレイボーイとして有名(ゆうめい)で、よく雑誌(ざっし)に載(の)っていた。
That actor was famous as a playboy in his younger years and often appeared in magazines.

プレイボーイ is a loanword from English "playboy," referring to a man who has many casual romantic relationships. The Japanese term carries a somewhat dated, almost retro feel — it was especially common in the Showa era.

Register

  • Casual to neutral
  • Often used teasingly or critically, but rarely strongly insulting
  • Slightly old-fashioned today; younger speakers may prefer 遊(あそ)び人(にん), チャラ男(お), or simply モテる男(おとこ) depending on nuance

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 遊(あそ)び人(にん): a man who plays around (more native, also dated)
  • チャラ男(お): a flashy, frivolous man (modern slang, more negative)
  • ナンパ師(し): a guy who picks up women (focuses on the pickup behavior)
  • モテる男(おとこ): a man popular with women (neutral; doesn't imply behavior)

Usage

  • The word is used about a man's behavior, not as a self-description (using it about oneself sounds boastful or self-deprecating).
  • Note that there is also a magazine titled プレイボーイ (週刊(しゅうかん)プレイボーイ), and the English-derived sense and the magazine-related sense overlap in everyday talk.

Related Words

Compare: ナンパ師(し) (a guy who picks up women)
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