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Pages in category "Slang terms for women" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Angry black woman; B.
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 "shattering or devastating ...
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5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
In practice the term "bijin" means "beautiful woman" because the first kanji character, bi (), has a feminine connotation. The character expressed the concept of beauty by first using the element for "sheep", which must have been viewed as beautiful, and was combined with the element for "big", ultimately forming a new kanji. [2]
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 bimbo" appearance became akin to that of a physically attractive woman.
The terms "Big Beautiful Women" and "BBW" were coined by Carole Shaw in 1979, when she launched BBW Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for "plus-size" women. [2] BBW Magazine trademarked the term "Big Beautiful Woman", which was later transferred to Dimensions Magazine.
The modern term, the "ur-Becky", [6] is thought to date to Sir Mix-a-Lot's song "Baby Got Back" (1992), where one woman says to another: "Oh my God, Becky, look at her butt". [3] Both women are white and, according to Kelly, "mildly racist, as they do not understand the appeal of a woman's shapely posterior or wider definitions of beauty than ...