dumb blonde

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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.

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