bimbo

[ bim-boh ]
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noun,plural bim·bos, bim·boes.Slang.
  1. Also bim·bette [bim-bet] /bɪmˈbɛt/ . an attractive but stupid young woman.

  2. a foolish, stupid, or inept person.

  1. a man or fellow, often a disreputable or contemptible one.

Origin of bimbo

1
First recorded in 1915–20, Americanism; perhaps from Italian bimbo “baby”

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How to use bimbo in a sentence

  • This offended her so much that Jack had to pull her down by her tail, to save bimbo's life.

    Daisy | Miranda Eliot Swan
  • This was very provoking to Jett, as cats do not like to be laughed at, and she resented it in bimbo.

    Daisy | Miranda Eliot Swan
  • "I don't see what you want, coming here at this hour in the morning," bimbo said, with a yawn.

    The Gold Hunter's Adventures | William H. Thomes
  • The lieutenant rushed to the shed to mount the horse usually kept in readiness, but bimbo had turned him loose upon the plain.

    The Gold Hunter's Adventures | William H. Thomes
  • "It won't do, bimbo," replied the officer, sending the fellow back to his place.

    The Gold Hunter's Adventures | William H. Thomes

British Dictionary definitions for bimbo

bimbo

/ (ˈbɪmbəʊ) /


nounplural -bos or -boes
  1. an attractive but empty-headed young woman

  2. a person, esp a foolish one

Origin of bimbo

1
C20: from Italian: little child, perhaps via Polari

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