different between foolish vs bimbo

English

Etymology

From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool +? -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu?.l??/

Adjective

foolish (comparative foolisher or more foolish, superlative foolishest or most foolish)

1. (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
2. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

Synonyms

• absurd
• idiotic
• ridiculous
• silly
• unwise

Antonyms

• wise

Derived terms

• a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
• foolishly
• foolishness

Translations

English

Etymology

From Italian bimbo (“a child, a male baby”), variant of bambino (“child”). Originated in Italian American theater, attested 1919, as “stupid, inconsequential man”, by 1920 developed sense of “floozie, attractive and stupid woman”. Popularized in 1920s by Jack Conway of entertainment magazine Variety, who also popularized baloney (“nonsense”) and palooka (“large stupid man”). Revived in popularity in 1980s US political sex scandals.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?mb??/
• (US) enPR: b?m'b?, IPA^(key): /?b?mbo?/
• Rhymes: -?mb??

Noun

bimbo (plural bimbos or bimboes)

1. (derogatory, slang) A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence.

   Synonyms: airhead, bimbette, dumb blonde, floozie

   • P. J. O’Rourke

     A bimbo is a woman who is not pretty enough to be a model, not smart enough to be an actress, and not nice enough to be a poisonous snake.

   • 10 May 2004, The New Yorker:

     Fey […] makes hay with the thought processes of a purebred bimbo

2. (derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Words from Variety

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English bimbo, from Italian bimbo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?m.bo?/
• Hyphenation: bim?bo

Noun

bimbo f (plural bimbo's, diminutive bimbootje n)

1. (derogatory) bimbo (unintelligent floozie)

Italian

Etymology

Variant of bambino (“child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bim.bo/
• Rhymes: -imbo

Noun

bimbo m (plural bimbi, feminine bimba)

1. child, baby (male)

Descendants

• ? English: bimbo

Anagrams

• bombi

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English bimbo, from Italian.

Noun

bimbo m (definite singular bimboen, indefinite plural bimboer, definite plural bimboene)

1. (derogatory) bimbo

References

• “bimbo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English bimbo, from Italian.

Noun

bimbo m (definite singular bimboen, indefinite plural bimboar, definite plural bimboane)

1. (derogatory) bimbo

References

• “bimbo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.