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Contents 1 Disambiguous 2 The word "bimbo" 3 Original use of "bimbo" 4 Polari? 5 Expansion

[edit] Disambiguous

I don't know where to add this, but "Bimbo" is also a Hispanic bread manufacturer (http://www.bimbo.com/). Estrellador* 20:58, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• I deleted this from the main article page: Himbo is also a flavored drink in Switzerland, named after the "Himbo-Top" plant, whose berries give it a distinctive flavor and bright red color. See http://www.saison.ch/de/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-23/100_read-12794/ For all uses of bimbo that do not relate to the present page topic, you may want to add them to Bimbo (disambiguation). -- Jreferee 17:02, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The word "bimbo"

It must have been in use in the early 20th century, based on the lyrics of this song from 1921, apparently written by Grant Clarke

http://www.turtleserviceslimited.org/mylittlebimbo.htm

The bit about "Italian language words of male gender" should be explained or deleted. Ghosts&empties 10:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

I have tried to clarify Plch 18:39, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original use of "bimbo"

According to http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm the word "bimbo" originally meant "a tough guy" in the 1920s.Adamc55 01:38, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Polari?

I've removed the reference to Polari. Is there any evidence that the use of "bimbo" in English comes from Polari and not just Italian? It doesn't seem likely, considering the above reference and the large number of native Italian speakers in the U.S. in the early 20th C.--Pharos 09:05, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Expansion

This article needs to get expanded. Does anyone have any ideas to make this article longer? --71.118.77.23 23:49, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Who deleted the pics? 68.50.146.22 20:47, 10 September 2006 (UTC)