himbo

[him-boh]

noun

Slang.

plural

himbos, himboes 

1. an attractive but stupid young man.

himbo

/ ˈhɪmbəʊ /

noun

1. slang,  an attractive, but empty-headed man

Word History and Origins

Origin of himbo¹

First recorded in 1985–90; him + (bim)bo

Word History and Origins

Origin of himbo¹

C20: from _him + ( _bim ) _bo

Example Sentences

Roe’s Will comes off as a dangerous himbo; Nechita’s Cin is an over-the-top minx in her seduction of both Diego and Sage.

From Los Angeles Times

The president said journalists were “scum” for writing about the DIA assessment—i.e., reporting on the government’s own evaluation of how it did—while Hegseth, befitting his background as a Fox News himbo hype man, gave a press conference in which he called the bombing “the most complex and successful military operation in history.”

From Slate

The 28-year-old actor Harris Dickinson first came to Cannes in 2022 as the himbo lead of Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness.”

From Los Angeles Times

Both were nominated at The Academy Awards this year; Blunt for Oppenheimer and Gosling for Barbie and his portrayal of the ultimate himbo, Ken.

From BBC

But you will not find Spike anywhere in the canon; a jovial, amoral, ab-tastic himbo, he is apparently unfamiliar with the function of clothes.

From New York Times