"Ken doll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ken dolls [plural]
Etymology: The name of the male doll in the Barbie range. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ken doll (plural Ken dolls)
  1. (informal) A flawlessly handsome, but possibly shallow, young man. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Barbie
    Sense id: en-Ken_doll-en-noun-XTeDyBLF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013, Cherry Adair, Relentless:",
          "text": "Tanned, fit, and ridiculously handsome. A Ken doll, dressed in ironed khakis and his usual affectation: a brown felt Indiana Jones fedora.",
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Erika Kathryn, Blogs of a Cheater Eater:",
          "text": "Enter Cave Maverick. He was beyond head-smashingly beautiful. Naturally tanned, muscles, clean sharp jawline. You know, basically a Ken doll. The kind of untouchable hot guy at every high school without fail.",
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        "(informal) A flawlessly handsome, but possibly shallow, young man."
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