English Explanatory Dictionary

bimbo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.
  2. A stupid or foolish person.
noun
  1. Initialism of buy-in management buyout.
name
  1. A city in the Central African Republic.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪmbəʊ/ bĭm'bō /ˈbɪmboʊ/ en-us-bimbo.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bimbo.wav

Word forms

bimbo bimbos bimboes

Etymology

From Italian bimbo (“a child, a male baby”), variant of bambino (“child”). Originated in Italian American theater, attested 1919, as “stupid, inconsequential man”, by 1920 developed sense of “floozie, attractive and stupid woman”. Popularized in 1920s by Jack Conway of entertainment magazine Variety, who also popularized baloney (“nonsense”) and palooka (“large stupid man”). Revived in popularity in 1980s US political sex scandals.

Synonyms

airhead bimbette floozie

Related words

bambino

Derived words

bimbette bimbocore bimbodom bimbo eruption bimboesque bimbofication bimbohood bimboish bimboism bimboy himbo mimbo thembo
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