# Barbenheimer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɑɹˌbənhaɪmər/

## Definitions
1. The simultaneous theatrical release on July 21, 2023 of two blockbuster films of contrasting genres: Barbie, a fantasy comedy about the eponymous fashion doll, and Oppenheimer, a biographical thriller about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project.

## Etymology
Blend of Barbie + Oppenheimer.
Named after American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barbenheimer