playboy

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But, also like Kim Il Sung, he had hurriedly secured the succession for his son Ilham, until then mainly known as a playboy with an alleged taste for casinos, which it is not wise to talk about in Baku.

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  • When I knew him, he was what you would call a playboy. —  Maigret and Monsieur Charles - Georges Simenon - 103
  • Set up as a typical workplace comedy-the dramatis personae include an office playboy, a harridan of a female boss, and a cutie-pie receptionist who exists as the object of Andy's affections-the show nonetheless anticipates the unconventional funniness of —  Slate Magazine
  • Just b / c the playboy issue doesn't have them, doesn't mean they aren't there. —  The Big Lead
  • But, also like Kim Il Sung, he had hurriedly secured the succession for his son Ilham, until then mainly known as a playboy with an alleged taste for casinos, which it is not wise to talk about in Baku. —  Mail Online - Peter Hitchens
  • One of the remaining men is younger, perky and fancies himself as a playboy - even going so far as to review his own shoddy haircut in the mirror whilst performing similar carnage on yours. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
 

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