noun
bimbo
BIHM-boh
noun
1
A disparaging term for an attractive but unintelligent person, usually a woman.
"The film was criticized for reducing its female lead to a bimbo stereotype."
How to Use Bimbo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn insulting label for someone seen as attractive but shallow or unintelligent.
When to use it
Derogatory and best avoided — considered sexist and demeaning in modern usage.
Word Forms
bimbos plural, bimboes plural
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Etymology
From Italian bimbo ("baby, small child"), a variant of bambino. It entered American slang in 1919 meaning "a foolish man," then shifted by the 1920s to describe an attractive but unintelligent woman, popularized by Variety editor Jack Conway.