bimbo
Americannoun
plural
bimbos, bimboes-
Also bimbette an attractive but stupid young woman.
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a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
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a man or fellow, often a disreputable or contemptible one.
noun
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an attractive but empty-headed young woman
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a person, esp a foolish one
Etymology
Origin of bimbo
First recorded in 1915–20, perhaps from Italian bimbo “baby”
Example Sentences
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Much like the recent reclaiming of the bimbo as empowering and gossip as an act of feminist resistance, her L.A. hot girl TikToks remove guilt from the pleasure of feminine hobbies that patriarchy maligns.
From Los Angeles Times
In a recent episode of her “Archetypes” podcast, Meghan revealed that modeling with a suitcase on “Deal or No Deal” made her feel like a “bimbo” with “all looks and little substance.”
From Los Angeles Times
The duchess revealed on a recent episode of her “Archetypes” podcast that modeling with a money-bearing briefcase on the show made her feel like a “bimbo” who had “all looks and little substance.”
From Los Angeles Times
A lifetime of navigating men’s desires has made her savvier than pretty much anyone else in the room, but it turns out “bimbos” and Cassandras are the same: No one will heed their warnings.
From Washington Post
They are not woke, and arguments over whether they are self-empowered feminist icons or “a bunch of talentless narcissistic brain-dead bimbos” entirely miss the point of them.
From The Guardian
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