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bimbo

[ bim-boh ]

noun

, Slang.
, plural bim·bos, bim·boes.
  1. Also bim·bette []. an attractive but stupid young woman.
  2. a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
  3. a man or fellow, often a disreputable or contemptible one.


bimbo

/ ˈbɪmbəʊ /

noun

  1. an attractive but empty-headed young woman
  2. a person, esp a foolish one
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of bimbo1

First recorded in 1915–20, Americanism; perhaps from Italian bimbo “baby”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bimbo1

C20: from Italian: little child, perhaps via Polari
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Example Sentences

That she's pretending to be "surprised" just shows how much Mace is committed to the bit, because the only point in saying something so stupid is to capture that "Christ, what a bimbo" coverage.

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But I knew that it's not a bunch of bimbos.

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“Totally embarrassing bimbo,” tweeted Ann Coulter, who can be kind of an embarrassing bimbo herself.

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.

Elsewhere in the segment, Coulter also referred to Haley as a "bimbo" and a "preposterous creature," according to coverage from NBC News.

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