German

Noun

Bimbo m ‎(genitive Bimbos, plural Bimbos)

1. (offensive, ethnic slur) nigger (especially from Africa)

English

Noun

bimbo ‎(plural bimbos or bimboes)

1. (derogatory, slang) A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence.
2. (derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person.

Synonyms

• airhead, dumb blonde, floozie
• See also Wikisaurus:promiscuous woman

Derived terms

Quotations

(physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence):

• 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. — P. J. O’Rourke
• 2004: Fey [...] makes hay with the thought processes of a purebred bimbo — The New Yorker, 10 May 2004.

(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.

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Words from Variety

References

1. 1 2 “bimbo” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Italian

Etymology

Variant of bambino ‎(“child”).

Noun

bimbo m ‎(plural bimbi, feminine bimba)

1. child, baby (male)

Descendants

• English: bimbo

Anagrams

• bombi