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Barbie
[ bahr-bee ]
- a brand of doll representing a slim, shapely young woman, especially one with blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin.
noun
- Also called Barbie doll. a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.
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Barbie is an unrealistic, unhealthy, insulting representation of female appearance.
Women are frequently reminded, too, that Barbie would be dangerously underweight if she were a real human.
Mattel recently announced a huge decline in Barbie sales, resulting in $11.2 million lost.
Howell, too, writes that, “Regardless of her problems, Barbie is such a classic.”
Wilson later landed in hot water with some by pushing for the creation of the first Barbie for President doll.
It was partly policy and partly accident that brought Wilson back to Barbie.
During his first year in Barbie Mrs. Wilson was his sole helper.
Dem'd glad to get back to town again—Barbie's too quiet for my tastes.
But more eggs and butter could be had than were required in the neighbourhood of Barbie.
Was John Gourlay to turn tail for a wheen o' the Barbie dirt?
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