himbo

English

Etymology

Blend of him +‎ bimboCategory:English blends#HIMBO, first recorded in 1988 and likely influenced by sex scandals in the US politics around the time.[1][2]

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himbo (plural himbos)Category:English lemmas#HIMBOCategory:English nouns#HIMBOCategory:English countable nouns#HIMBOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HIMBOCategory:Pages with entries#HIMBOCategory:Pages with 1 entry#HIMBO

  1. (sometimes derogatoryCategory:English derogatory terms#HIMBO, slangCategory:English slang#HIMBO) A physically attractive man who lacks intelligence; the male equivalent of a bimbo.
    • 1991 August 12, Stuart Emmrich, “‘Himbo’ Flexes His Pecs in U.K. Ads”, in Adweek, volume 41, page 16:
      ‘Himbo’ Flexes His Pecs in U.K. Ads [title]
      Category:English terms with quotations#HIMBO
    • 2022 March 31, David Yaffe-Bellany, “Ben McKenzie Would Like a Word With the Crypto Bros”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 18 April 2022:
      […] a reboot in which a cryptocurrency billionaire, maybe the son of Luke Ward, whose series arc traces an evolution from villain to beloved himbo, moves to Newport Beach and takes control of the local real estate market.
      Category:English terms with quotations#HIMBO

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References

  1. ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “bimbo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ↑ Paul Anthony Jones (2017), “Bimbo Was Originally a Man”, in The Accidental Dictionary, Pegasus Books, →ISBN, page 21:
    But by the later twentieth century the male version [of "bimbo"] had all but vanished, thanks largely to a number of high-profile scandals involving beautiful young women and older businessmen (which led to the Wall Street Journal famously dubbing 1987 'The Year of the Bimbo'). In fact, by the late 1980s the word had become so exclusively female that a male equivalent had to be reinvented – the earliest record of the himbo dates from 1988.

Further reading

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