dumb Dora en · NOUN
Etymology
Popularized in the 1920s comic strip Dumb Dora by Chic Young.
Meanings
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(derogatory) Synonym of bimbo (“attractive woman who lacks intelligence”).
Well, we had to bring 'em into the house because these two dumb Doras didn't know that you have to keep baby chicks in brooders.
1957, “Lucy Raises Chickens”, in I Love Lucy, season 6, episode 19, spoken by Fred Mertz (William Frawley):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dumb dora | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Dumb Dora | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dumb Doras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |