bimbo

UK: /ˈbɪmbəʊ/ US: /ˈbɪmboʊ/ ,(bim′bō)

Inflections of 'bimbo' (n):

bimbos

npl

bimboes

npl

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

bim•bo /ˈbɪmboʊ/   n. [countable] , pl. -bos, -boes. Slang.

1. Slang Terms a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
2. Slang Terms a woman of loose morals.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

bim•bo  (bim′bō), n., pl. -bos, -boes. [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
2. Slang Terms a man or fellow, often a disreputable or contemptible one.
3. Slang Terms [Disparaging and Offensive.] an attractive but stupid young woman, esp. one with loose morals.

• Italian bimbo baby
• perh. 1915–20, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bimbo / ˈbɪmbəʊ/ noun ( -bos, -boes)

1. an attractive but empty-headed young woman
2. a person, esp a foolish one

Etymology: 20th Century: from Italian: little child, perhaps via Polari