bimbo

noun

bim·bo ˈbim-(ˌ)bō

plural bimbos

informal + disparaging : woman

especially : an attractive but vacuous woman

dated slang, usually disparaging : man, fellow

… no recently engaged bimbo cares to discover that he was not the little woman's first choice.—

P. G. Wodehouse

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Italian bimbo baby

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of bimbo was in 1918

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“Bimbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bimbo. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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Geographical Definition

Bimbo

geographical name

Bim·bo ˈbēm-bō

town, the second most populous in the Central African Republic, located south-southwest of Bangui on the Ubangi River across from the Democratic Republic of the Congo population 124,000

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