bimbo

[ bim-boh ]

/ ˈbɪm boʊ /

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noun, plural bim·bos, bim·boes. Slang.

a foolish, stupid, or inept person.

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

an attractive but stupid young woman, especially one with loose morals.

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Origin of bimbo

1915–20, Americanism; perhaps < Italian bimbo baby

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Examples from the Web for bimbo

And for the next several decades, the Bond girls are strictly from bimbo city.
James Bond Movies & the Beatles Still Pop-Culture Icons 50 Years After Debuts|Malcolm Jones|October 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He once even took to his blog to call yours truly a “bimbo” for the offense of quoting him accurately in a New York Post column.
Rush Limbaugh Isn’t the Only Media Misogynist|Kirsten Powers|March 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
During the 2008 election Ed Schultz said on his radio show that Sarah Palin set off a “bimbo alert.”
Rush Limbaugh Isn’t the Only Media Misogynist|Kirsten Powers|March 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And there were other “bimbo eruptions,” as a top aide at the time described them.
Cain’s ‘Consensual’ Conduct with Accuser|Howard Kurtz|November 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Feeling no need to expose her child to this bimbo in a bathing suit, Julie had banned them from her household.
Confessions of a Barbie Freak|Susan Shapiro|March 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I have nothing to say, dear Bimbo, and you will have had enough of me.
The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington
Bimbo was greatly amazed, and his heart was glad, for he knew that the gods had heard and answered his never-uttered prayer.
Old-World Japan|Frank Rinder
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
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
This offended her so much that Jack had to pull her down by her tail, to save Bimbo's life.
Daisy|Miranda Eliot Swan

British Dictionary definitions for bimbo

bimbo

/ (ˈbɪmbəʊ) /

noun plural -bos or -boes

an attractive but empty-headed young woman

a person, esp a foolish one

Word Origin for bimbo

C20: from Italian: little child, perhaps via Polari

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Word Origin and History for bimbo

bimbo

1919, "fellow, chap," from variant of Italian bambino "baby;" first attested in Italian-accented theater dialogue. Originally especially "stupid, inconsequential man, contemptible person;" by 1920 the sense of "floozie" had developed (popularized by "Variety" staffer Jack Conway, d.1928). Resurrection during 1980s U.S. political sex scandals led to derivatives including diminutive bimbette (1990) and male form himbo (1988).

bimbo

noun, plural bim·bos, bim·boes. Slang.

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bimbo

noun plural -bos or -boes

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