"himbo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪmbəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɪmboʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-himbo.ogg Forms: himbos [plural]
enPR: hĭm'bō [US] Rhymes: -ɪmbəʊ Etymology: Blend of him + bimbo, first recorded in 1988 and likely influenced by sex scandals in the US politics around the time. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|him|bimbo}} Blend of him + bimbo Head templates: {{en-noun}} himbo (plural himbos)
  1. (sometimes derogatory, slang) A physically attractive man who lacks intelligence; the male equivalent of a bimbo. Tags: derogatory, slang, sometimes Categories (topical): Male people, People, Stock characters Synonyms: bimboy, hunk, jock Related terms: dimbo Translations (physically attractive man who lacks intelligence): mooiboy [masculine] (Dutch), himbo [masculine] (French), пижо́н (pižón) [derogatory, slang] (Russian), хлыщ (xlyšč) [derogatory, slang] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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