bimbo
/ˈbɪmboʊ/noun
bimbo is spelled B-I-M-B-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, bimbo means “A physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bimbo is bimbos or bimboes.
How many letters and syllables are in bimbo?
| Letters | 5: B-I-M-B-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bimbo?
Bimbo appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bimbo?
- UK /ˈbɪmbəʊ/
- US /ˈbɪmboʊ/
Bimbo has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bimbo.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bimbo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bimbo?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bimbo from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmboʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bimbo
- bimbos plural
- bimboes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bimbo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryslangA physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.
a. 1992, P. J. O’Rourke, a sketch 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.
- 2
datedderogatoryslangA stupid or foolish person.
Who is this bimbo, Barney? Is he a regular customer or what?
noun
- 1
Initialism of buy-in management buyout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bimbo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bimbo, ravissante idiote, gourde sexy, pitoune , idiot, andouille |
| German | Tussi, Betthäschen , Idiot, Dummkopf |
| Spanish | mujer florero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bimbo come from?
From Italian bimbo (“a child, a male baby”), variant of bambino (“child”). Originated in Italian American theater, attested 1919, as “stupid, inconsequential man”, by 1920 developed sense of “floozie, attractive and stupid woman”. Popularized in 1920s by Jack Conway of entertainment magazine Variety, who also popularized baloney (“nonsense”) and palooka (“large stupid man”). Revived in popularity in 1980s US political sex scandals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).