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	Topics Bimbo Topic Home Bimbo is a term that emerged in popular English languageEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... usage in the early 20th Century20th century The 20th century started on 1 January 1901 and ended on 31 December 2000, according to the Gregorian calendar.... to describe an often attractive, yet unintelligent woman. The usage of this term began in the United States as early as 1919. The 1929 silent filmSilent film A silent film is a film with no accompanying, synchronized recorded spoken dialogue.... Desert Nights describes a cheap female crook as a bimbo. This word derives from the ItalianItalian language Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, primarily in Italy.... bimbo, a word of masculine genderGrammatical gender In linguistics, the term gender refers to various forms of expressing biological or sociological gender by inflecting words.... that means (male) baby or very young (male) child (its feminine equivalent is bimba). The 50's song "Bimbo", about a toddler, was one of the early hits for the popular American singer Jim ReevesJim Reeves Summary Jim Reeves was an American country singer.... . Its first usage in English was for stupid men; it now is understood to mean a woman unless modified as male bimbo, himbo or mimbo. Some still prefer the explicitly female variant bimbette, which has also entered The American Heritage DictionaryThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language *The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language* is an American dictionary of the Webster's Third New Internatio... . Others use bimbette for a younger bimbo, because the suffix "-ette" signifies a smaller version as in French or Spanish "-ito/-ita" suffix. In the English language a bimbo can also be someone who enjoys being pleased often by intercourse with unknown strangers. The archetype of a bimbo with sex appeal is much used as a stock characterStock character A stock character is a fictional character that relies heavily on cultural types or stereotypes for its personality,... in comediesComedy Comedy has a classical meaning and a popular one .... with sexual humor, an example being Christina ApplegateChristina Applegate Christina Applegate is an American Emmy Award-winning actress, particularly well-known for playing Kelly Bundy on the sitcom... 's character, Kelly BundyMarried... with Children *Married with Children* was a long-running American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago.... , in Married... with ChildrenMarried... with Children *Married with Children* was a long-running American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago.... . A beauty contest game called Miss BimboMiss Bimbo *Miss Bimbo* is an online virtual fashion community/game.... is an online game which players, often of young age, can purchase operations such as faceliftsFacelift Facelift has several meanings:* Rhytidectomy, a cosmetic surgery procedure... or breast implants in order to impress virtual boys. The game has received condemnation of parents especially in the British region. An older comedy archetype of perhaps more direct resemblance to the bimbo is the dumb blondeDumb blonde The dumb blonde is a stereotype typically applied to women with blonde hair color, which achieved a degree of prominence in ... —for example, the giggling, naïveNaïve Na?ve may refer to:a French loanword indicating having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication... characters portrayed by such sultry actresses as Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe* was an iconic American actress, singer and model.... or, as she appeared on Laugh-In, Goldie HawnGoldie Hawn Goldie Jeanne Hawn is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, director and producer.... . Bimbo is also the cute sidekick to Betty BoopBetty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by M... , a Max FleischerMax Fleischer Summary Max Fleischer was an important Austrian-American pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon.... animated character from the late 1910's. Variations Himbo The word "himbo" has been coined to describe a man who, were he a woman, would be a bimbo. Mimbo "Mimbo" has a similar meaning to "himbo", being a portmanteauPortmanteau A portmanteau is a term in linguistics that refers to a word or morpheme that fuses two or more grammatical functions.... of "male" and "bimbo". This was coined in the season five episode of Seinfeld The StallThe Stall The Stall is the seventy-sixth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.... as a phrase Jerry used to describe Elaine's boyfriend Tony. See also Dumb blondeDumb blonde The dumb blonde is a stereotype typically applied to women with blonde hair color, which achieved a degree of prominence in ... TchotchkeTchotchke Tchotchke are trinkets, small toys, knickknacks, baubles, or kitsch.... TwinkTwink (gay slang) *Twinkie, twinkle, or the most common abbreviation twink, is used in gay slang to describe an attract... ValspeakValspeak Valspeak* is a common name for the dialect used by valley girls, stereotypical dumb blondes, living in the San Fernando Valle... Valley girlValley girl Overview In the United States, Valley girl, or "Val", is a term coined for boys and girls in the 1970s, originally referring to...