Meaning & use
dimbo
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A British informal, mildly derogatory term for a stupid or empty-headed person.
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The tabloid mocked the politician as a dimbo after his gaffe-filled interview.
"Don't be such a dimbo," she laughed, handing him the map he had been holding upside down.
A note on using this word
A blend of "dim" and "bimbo" that emerged in British slang in the late twentieth century; unlike "bimbo," it is applied to any gender.
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