English Explanatory Dictionary

Bim, BEM, Bum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Retro art composition; composition stereotypical of the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.

Word forms

Bim, BEM, Bum

Etymology

Clipping of bimbo + BEM (“Bug-Eyed Monster”) + bum (“incompetent man”). From a typical composition for the cover art of science fiction pulp magazines such as Thrilling Wonder Stories, notably by artists such as Earle K. Bergey and Rudolph Belarski, featuring a woman (the "Bim") being attacked or threatened by a monster (the "BEM"), while a man (the "Bum") protects her and/or attacks the monster.

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