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Bam⋅bi

[bam-bee]
–noun
1. a familiar name for a baby deer.
2. a female given name.

Origin:
from the deer in the children's book of the same name (1923) by Hungarian-born author Felix Salten, pen name of Siegmund Salzmann (1869–1945)
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Main Entry:  bambi
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a person who is new to something, esp. one who freezes when first confronted with a television camera
Example:  His superior at the hospital called him "Bambi".
Etymology:  after 'deer in the headlights'
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bambi

  1. n.
    a deer, especially one that suddenly appears on the highway. : We just missed a bambi on the road last night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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