"I wanted to make playful references to toy clothes," Mr. Ghesquiere said afterward, "and mix them with sport."

In Mexico, it may be a playful reference to any sexually attractive woman.

He laughed and added, "In fact, most recently in the last campaign," making a playful reference to Republicans who did not support him in the primaries.

The name of the registry was a playful reference to IANA, central registry of names and numbers used in the Internet.

It is generally believed to be a playful reference to the celebrated 'Temple of British Worthies' at Stowe House.

As he waited on the line for the co-owner Fred Wilpon's congratulatory phone call, Valentine made a playful reference to his unsettled contract status.

To Lucchino, it was a playful reference to "Star Wars," and the Red Sox continue to promote it.

The nickname is a playful reference to her diminutive stature of barely over 5 feet.

In what was perhaps a playful reference to New York City, several of the small town's street names were evocative of lower Manhattan.

The title is a playful reference to their decision to remove the letters "ice" from "The Viceroys" as a result of the threatened lawsuit.