"Bim, BEM, Bum" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Etymology: Clipping of bimbo + BEM (“Bug-Eyed Monster”) + bum (“incompetent man”). From a typical composition for the cover art of science fiction pulp magazines such as Thrilling Wonder Stories, notably by artists such as Earle K. Bergey and Rudolph Belarski, featuring a woman (the "Bim") being attacked or threatened by a monster (the "BEM"), while a man (the "Bum") protects her and/or attacks the monster. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|bimbo|nocat=1}} Clipping of bimbo Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=Bim, BEM, Bum}} Bim, BEM, Bum
  1. (fandom slang, art) Retro art composition; composition stereotypical of the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines. Wikipedia link: Earle K. Bergey, Thrilling Wonder Stories Tags: slang Categories (topical): Art, Science fiction, Stock characters Holonyms: bimbo, bug-eyed monster, bum Meronyms: retrofuturism
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