Though the fact there was no male version of bimbo until it was coined recently is also quite revealing of the structural patriarchialism underlying a lot of languages. Only fair, of course, that there’s a word for the gander as well as the goose. It’s one that seems to be used much more in writing, particularly tabloid journalism, than speaking, but one most people well-acquainted with English will probably know.Īnd recently, bimbo has been joined by himbo, a vacuous, stupid (but attractive) man. You’re probably familiar with the term bimbo, a pejorative term for a stupid, vacuous (but attractive) woman.