centerfold

noun
/ˈsɛntɚfoʊld/US/ˈsɛntəfəʊld/UK

Etymology

From center + fold.

  1. inherited from folde
  2. derived from *pel-
  3. inherited from *falþaną
  4. inherited from *falþan
  5. inherited from fealdan
  6. inherited from folden
  7. compounded as centerfold — “center + fold

Definitions

  1. The single larger sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other…

    The single larger sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication, folded so as to open wider than a standard page spread.

  2. A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or…

    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.

    • My blood runs cold / My memory has just been sold / My angel is the centerfold
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA