dumb Doraとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Popularized in the 1920s comic strip Dumb Dora by Chic Young.

名詞

dumb Dora (複数形 dumb Doras)

1. (derogatory, originally US) Synonym of bimbo (“attractive woman who lacks intelligence”)
   • 1957, “Lucy Raises Chickens”, in I Love Lucy, season 6, episode 19, spoken by Fred Mertz (William Frawley):

     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.

Further reading

• “dumb Dora”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• Jonathon Green (2023), “dumb dora n.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang