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Bimbo. Presumed portrait of Rosalie Duthé (1748–1830), called "the first officially recorded dumb blonde." Bimbo is slang for a conventionally attractive, sexualized naïve woman. [ 1] The term was originally used in the United States as early as 1919 for an unintelligent or brutish man. [ 2] As of the early 21st century, the "stereotypical ...
Bitch (slang) Bitch ( / bɪtʃ /) [ 1] is a pejorative slang word for a person, usually a woman. When applied to a woman or girl, it means someone who is belligerent, unreasonable, malicious, controlling, aggressive, or dominant. [ 2] When applied to a man or boy, bitch reverses its meaning and is a derogatory term for being subordinate, weak ...
50 friendship quotes. "A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside." – Winnie the Pooh. "A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you ...
Barefoot and pregnant. Barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. " Barefoot and pregnant " is a figure of speech most commonly associated with the idea that women should not work outside the home and should have many children during their reproductive years. The phrase "barefoot and pregnant" seems to have been introduced in the early twentieth ...
Here are the best quotes from the cult-classic film "Mean Girls," based on usability.
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Unknown. " There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe " is a popular English language nursery rhyme, with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19132. Debates over its meaning and origin have largely centered on attempts to match the old woman with historical female figures who have had large families, although King George II (1683–1760) has also ...
Bombshell (slang) The term bombshell is a forerunner to the term "sex symbol" used to describe popular women regarded as very attractive. [ 1][ 2] The Online Etymology Dictionary by Douglas Harper attests the usage of the term in this meaning since 1942. Bombshell has a longer history in its other, more general figurative meaning of a ...