Barbenheimer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The simultaneous theatrical release on July 21, 2023 of two blockbuster films of contrasting genres: Barbie, a fantasy comedy about the eponymous fashion doll, and Oppenheimer, a biographical thriller about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑɹbənˌhaɪmər/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Barbenheimer.wav

Word forms

Barbenheimer Barbieheimer Boppenheimer Oppenbarbie

Etymology

Blend of Barbie + Oppenheimer. Named after American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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