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Barbie doll

British  
/ ˈbɑːbɪ /

noun

  1. a teenage doll with numerous sets of clothes and accessories

  2. slang a superficially attractive but insipid young woman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The fact that a vinyl Barbie doll was priced at more than $100 told me this was no longer just a childhood plaything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Personally, like most of us, I can’t even afford an extra Barbie doll house, so to be fair, Newsom is right on that one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

When Becky ordered a Barbie doll for her daughter, she got a notification from delivery firm Evri saying it had arrived.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025

Famously, he set a Barbie doll on fire to protest Greta Gerwig’s movie portraying the doll as a woman with agency, rather than a passive plaything.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025

They click-click as she comes into the room, smiling, looking like a Barbie doll.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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