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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Avantika Vandanapu plays the role of "bimbo" Karen Shetty in the new Mean Girls musical and feels it's a chance to change perceptions around South Asians in the film industry.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
After all, bimbo was injected into the political lexicon by Bill Clinton’s aide Betsey Wright in the early 1990s—a move that she now deeply regrets.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2019
Nordli’s Miss Adelaide blossoms, as the play unfolds, from a cliched bimbo to a complex and endearing person.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2015
I think I’m the only person who can say that I’ve reached “the bimbo trifecta” because I am a natural blonde, a former Miss America, and I’m a Fox News host.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2015
"Marina!" he pleaded, growing eloquent, with a last desperate effort, "thou wast ever an angel to the Zuanino—thou canst not leave thine own bimbo!"
From A Golden Book of Venice by Turnbull, Lawrence, Mrs.
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