Word of the day #8
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Blog Entry: Word of the day #8
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BIMBO
bim·bo /ˈbɪmboʊ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bim-boh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -bos, -boes. Slang. 1. a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
2. a man or fellow, often a disreputable or contemptible one.
3. Disparaging and Offensive. an attractive but stupid young woman, esp. one with loose morals.
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[Origin: 1915–20, Americanism; perh. < It bimbo baby]
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n. pl. bim·bos
Slang A woman regarded as vacuous or as having an exaggerated interest in her sexual appeal.
Slang A vacuous person: "a male bimbo ... who even has to be tutored ... in the clichés that comprise the basic interview" (George F. Will).
[Perhaps from Italian bimbo, baby.]
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bimbo
1919, "fellow, chap," from It. variant of bambino "baby," first 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. sex scandals led to derivatives including dim. bimbette (1990) and male form himbo (1988).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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noun
a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
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BIMBO
bim·bo /ˈbɪmboʊ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bim-boh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -bos, -boes. Slang. 1. a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
2. a man or fellow, often a disreputable or contemptible one.
3. Disparaging and Offensive. an attractive but stupid young woman, esp. one with loose morals.
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[Origin: 1915–20, Americanism; perh. < It bimbo baby]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This bim·bo (bĭm'bō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. bim·bos
Slang A woman regarded as vacuous or as having an exaggerated interest in her sexual appeal.
Slang A vacuous person: "a male bimbo ... who even has to be tutored ... in the clichés that comprise the basic interview" (George F. Will).
[Perhaps from Italian bimbo, baby.]
(Download Now or Buy the Book) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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bimbo
1919, "fellow, chap," from It. variant of bambino "baby," first 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. sex scandals led to derivatives including dim. bimbette (1990) and male form himbo (1988).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This bimbo
noun
a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
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BIMBO
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