bimbo
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boʊ noun, plural bim·bos, bim·boes. Slang.
1.
a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
2.
a man or fellow, often a disreputable or contemptible one.
3.
an attractive but stupid young woman, especially one with loose morals.
Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; perhaps < Italian bimbo baby
1915–20, Americanism; perhaps < Italian bimbo baby
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| —n , pl -bos, -boes | |
| 1. | an attractive but empty-headed young woman |
| 2. | a person, esp a foolish one |
| [C20: from Italian: little child, perhaps via Polari] | |
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Bimbo
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bimbo
1919, "fellow, chap," from It. variant of 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 dim. bimbette (1990) and male form himbo (1988).
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bimbo definition[ˈbɪmbo]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Bimbo said in court papers that his co-workers believed he was retiring.
But someone's got you thinking you went from serious actress to aging bimbo.
Here was proof that looking good need not be synonymous with looking bimbo.
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