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  Barbie

  a brand of doll representing a slim, shapely young woman, especially one with blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin.
• barbie
  barbie

  noun

  short for barbecue

Barbie

American  

[bahr-bee] / ˈbɑr bi /

Trademark.

1. a brand of doll representing a slim, shapely young woman, especially one with blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin.

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noun

1. Also called Barbie doll.  a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.

barbie British  

/ ˈbɑːbɪ /

noun

1. informal short for barbecue

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Example Sentences

Rarely has one person so dominated the fashion stakes, with a specially made silvery Jacquemus bustier dress on opening night, followed by an enormous hot pink Barbie ballgown by edgy French-Canadian fashion label Matieres Fecales.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The Barbie actor tells the BBC she first heard about the project years ago, when it was just a script "and everyone was telling me I'd be obsessed with it, and they were right".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In the minds of some retrograde dweebs, representing these baddies with a woman who could play Barbie was sacrilege.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

She also served at Mattel as vice president of international marketing for the Disney business unit and as a director of the Barbie brand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

While Ivy and Mr. Freeman watch, I reach in and pluck out the Barbie head.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson