bim

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US /bɪm/ UK /bɪm/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like beam /ɪ/ vs /iː/

noun

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noun
dialectal or slang term for a woman, often derogatory; a bimbo

He dismissed her with a sneer, calling her just another bim.

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1 noun · dialectal or slang term for... bimbofloozywoman dame

Word family

Related forms bimbo

Etymology

A clipped or dialectal form of bimbo, itself from Italian bimbo ('little child, baby'), a hypocoristic of bambino.

bimbo Italian

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# bim

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** bɪm
**IPA (UK):** bɪm

## Meanings
1. dialectal or slang term for a woman, often derogatory; a bimbo

## Examples
- He dismissed her with a sneer, calling her just another bim.

## Synonyms
- bimbo
- floozy
- woman
- dame

## Related Forms
- bimbo

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bimbo

## Etymology
A clipped or dialectal form of bimbo, itself from Italian bimbo ('little child, baby'), a hypocoristic of bambino.

## AI Etymology
Bim is a clipped or dialectal form of bimbo, itself from Italian bimbo ('little child, baby'), a hypocoristic of bambino. The historical trail runs through bimbo in Italian. Used as a noun, bim now means "dialectal or slang term for a woman, often derogatory; a bimbo", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as bimbo. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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