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playa

playa

12 9.6
A person, usually a man, who has many casual romantic or sexual partners
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪə/
  • NSFW
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  • Everyone knows he's a playa who loves to flirt.
  • playa, so you got

Examples

  • Yo, what's up, playa?

  • But don't you think it's time you dropped the whole affirmative-action thing and come kick it with the real playas?

  • See you at the party tonight, playa!

  • You know what's up, playa.

  • Rapper on my left, state your name, playa.

  • And despite now staring in Are We There Yet?, when Ice says he's a playa, I believe him.

    Blog text (13)
  • What's up, playa?

  • Yo, what's up, playas?

  • Bravo—by all means don't be a playa.

    Blog text (15)
  • He's quite the playa, charming many women at each party.

Synonyms

player
vsplaya
  • Offensive
78 7.5

A person who has many romantic partners and avoids serious relationships

is an informal term stressing casual relationships and frequent seduction
philanderer
vsplaya
  • NSFW
9 8.7

A man who has many short sexual relationships with different women

is more informal and focuses on seducing rather than only short-term affairs
Casanova
vsplaya
  • NSFW
1 8.1

A man who has many romantic or sexual relationships with women

is an informal term stressing casual seduction rather than celebrated romantic reputation

Antonyms

3 6.4

A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with only one partner at a time

How Promiscuous

womanizer
  • Offensive
20 7.5
philanderer
  • NSFW
9 8.7
playa
  • NSFW
12 9.6
ladies' man
  • Informal
28 7.0
flirt
22 3.2

Surface Forms

playa singular
playas plural

Etymology

Playa as slang comes from the English word player, built on play, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who 'plays' with other people's feelings. So a playa is a person who dates many people casually.