dumb blonde

English

Alternative forms

• dumb blond

Pronunciation

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Noun

dumb blonde (plural dumb blondes)

1. (derogatory) A common stereotype of a blonde as a woman with low intelligence.

   Have you found the canonical list of dumb blonde jokes on the Internet yet?

   • 1988, Thomas Dolby, Airhead:

     My friends say she's a dumb blonde but they don't know she dyes her hair.

2. (by extension, rare) A man of similar type.

Usage notes

Humor or otherwise, using the term to refer to a male will usually cause confusion.

Translations

neutral

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金发笨妞

• German: Blondchen (de) n
• Scottish Gaelic: amadan bàn m, òinseach bhàn f
• Turkish: aptal sarışın

female

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金发笨妞 (jīnfǎ bènniū)

• Dutch: dom blondje n
• French: blondasse (fr) f
• Polish: głupia blondynka f
• Portuguese: loira burra f
• Russian: тупая блондинка f (tupaja blondinka)
• Scottish Gaelic: òinseach bhàn f
• Spanish: rubio mudo, rubia tonta f
• Swedish: dum blondin
• Turkish: aptal sarışın

male

• Scottish Gaelic: amadan bàn m
• Turkish: aptal sarışın

See also

• blonde joke