noun
centerfold
SEHN-tuh-fohld
noun
1
The large foldout page in the middle of a magazine, often used for a big photo.
"The magazine's centerfold featured a panoramic photo of the canyon."
2
A photo (typically of an attractive, scantily dressed model) printed on such a page, or the person featured in it.
"He joked that the actor looked like a centerfold model."
How to Use Centerfold
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe fold-out middle page of a magazine, or the glamour photo (or model) printed there.
When to use it
Informal; often used loosely to mean "a very attractive person".
Word Forms
centerfolds plural
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Etymology
A compound of "center" and "fold" — literally the sheet folded at the center of a magazine.