bimbo

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See also: bimbó, Bimbo, and BIMBO

English

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Etymology

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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”.[1] 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.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bimbo (plural bimbos or bimboes)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence.
    Synonyms: airhead, bimbette, floozie
    Coordinate term: himbo
    • [1972, Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Arcalli, Last Tango in Paris, spoken by Paul (Marlon Brando):
      Anyway, to make a long, dull story even duller, I come from a time when a guy like me used to come into a joint like this and pick up a young chick like you and… call her a ‘bimbo’.]
    • a. 1992, P. J. O’Rourke, a sketch
      A bimbo is a woman who is not pretty enough to be a model, not smart enough to be an actress, and not nice enough to be a poisonous snake.
    • 2004 May 3, Anthony Lane, “Looney Tunes”, in The New Yorker[1]:
      [Tina] Fey [] makes hay with the thought processes of a purebred bimbo: []
  2. (derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person.
    • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter III:
      And one had to remember that most of the bimbos to whom Roberta Wickham had been giving the bird through the years had been of the huntin', shootin' and fishin' type, fellows who had more or less shot their bolt after saying 'Eh, what?' and slapping their leg with a hunting crop.
    • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XIII:
      Isn't he the bimbo who took the bread out of the mouths of the Thursday Review people? Chuck the blighter out of the window and we want to see him bounce.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bimbo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bimbo, from Italian bimbo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪm.boː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bim‧bo

Noun

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bimbo f (plural bimbo's, diminutive bimbootje n)

  1. (derogatory) bimbo (unintelligent floozie)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English bimbo, from Italian bimbo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbimbo/, [ˈbimbo̞]
  • Rhymes: -imbo
  • Syllabification(key): bim‧bo

Noun

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bimbo (colloquial, derogatory)

  1. bimbo (moron)

Declension

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Inflection of bimbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative bimbo bimbot
genitive bimbon bimbojen
partitive bimboa bimboja
illative bimboon bimboihin
singular plural
nominative bimbo bimbot
accusative nom. bimbo bimbot
gen. bimbon
genitive bimbon bimbojen
partitive bimboa bimboja
inessive bimbossa bimboissa
elative bimbosta bimboista
illative bimboon bimboihin
adessive bimbolla bimboilla
ablative bimbolta bimboilta
allative bimbolle bimboille
essive bimbona bimboina
translative bimboksi bimboiksi
abessive bimbotta bimboitta
instructive bimboin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bimbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bimboni bimboni
accusative nom. bimboni bimboni
gen. bimboni
genitive bimboni bimbojeni
partitive bimboani bimbojani
inessive bimbossani bimboissani
elative bimbostani bimboistani
illative bimbooni bimboihini
adessive bimbollani bimboillani
ablative bimboltani bimboiltani
allative bimbolleni bimboilleni
essive bimbonani bimboinani
translative bimbokseni bimboikseni
abessive bimbottani bimboittani
instructive
comitative bimboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bimbosi bimbosi
accusative nom. bimbosi bimbosi
gen. bimbosi
genitive bimbosi bimbojesi
partitive bimboasi bimbojasi
inessive bimbossasi bimboissasi
elative bimbostasi bimboistasi
illative bimboosi bimboihisi
adessive bimbollasi bimboillasi
ablative bimboltasi bimboiltasi
allative bimbollesi bimboillesi
essive bimbonasi bimboinasi
translative bimboksesi bimboiksesi
abessive bimbottasi bimboittasi
instructive
comitative bimboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bimbomme bimbomme
accusative nom. bimbomme bimbomme
gen. bimbomme
genitive bimbomme bimbojemme
partitive bimboamme bimbojamme
inessive bimbossamme bimboissamme
elative bimbostamme bimboistamme
illative bimboomme bimboihimme
adessive bimbollamme bimboillamme
ablative bimboltamme bimboiltamme
allative bimbollemme bimboillemme
essive bimbonamme bimboinamme
translative bimboksemme bimboiksemme
abessive bimbottamme bimboittamme
instructive
comitative bimboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bimbonne bimbonne
accusative nom. bimbonne bimbonne
gen. bimbonne
genitive bimbonne bimbojenne
partitive bimboanne bimbojanne
inessive bimbossanne bimboissanne
elative bimbostanne bimboistanne
illative bimboonne bimboihinne
adessive bimbollanne bimboillanne
ablative bimboltanne bimboiltanne
allative bimbollenne bimboillenne
essive bimbonanne bimboinanne
translative bimboksenne bimboiksenne
abessive bimbottanne bimboittanne
instructive
comitative bimboinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bimbonsa bimbonsa
accusative nom. bimbonsa bimbonsa
gen. bimbonsa
genitive bimbonsa bimbojensa
partitive bimboaan
bimboansa
bimbojaan
bimbojansa
inessive bimbossaan
bimbossansa
bimboissaan
bimboissansa
elative bimbostaan
bimbostansa
bimboistaan
bimboistansa
illative bimboonsa bimboihinsa
adessive bimbollaan
bimbollansa
bimboillaan
bimboillansa
ablative bimboltaan
bimboltansa
bimboiltaan
bimboiltansa
allative bimbolleen
bimbollensa
bimboilleen
bimboillensa
essive bimbonaan
bimbonansa
bimboinaan
bimboinansa
translative bimbokseen
bimboksensa
bimboikseen
bimboiksensa
abessive bimbottaan
bimbottansa
bimboittaan
bimboittansa
instructive
comitative bimboineen
bimboinensa

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Variant of bambino (child).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbim.bo/
  • Rhymes: -imbo
  • Hyphenation: bìm‧bo

Noun

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bimbo m (plural bimbi, feminine bimba, diminutive bimbétto or bimbìno, augmentative bimbóne)

  1. child, baby (male)

Descendants

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  • English: bimbo

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From English bimbo, from Italian.

Noun

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bimbo m (definite singular bimboen, indefinite plural bimboer, definite plural bimboene)

  1. (derogatory) bimbo

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From English bimbo, from Italian.

Noun

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bimbo m (definite singular bimboen, indefinite plural bimboar, definite plural bimboane)

  1. (derogatory) bimbo

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbim.bɔ/
  • Rhymes: -imbɔ
  • Syllabification: bim‧bo

Noun

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bimbo

  1. (Poznań) vocative singular of bimba

Portuguese

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Verb

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bimbo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bimbar

Swedish

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Noun

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bimbo c

  1. (derogatory) bimbo (attractive and stupid young woman)

Declension

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