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Barbie

//bɑː(ɹ)bi// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Noun
  1. 1
    A barbecue (apparatus for grilling). Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal
  2. 2
    A barbiturate. informal

    "“At nights,” she says, “we were both in our own little worlds, him with his alcohol and me with my barbies.”"

  3. 3
    A tall, slender female fashion doll.

    "They discourage their young children from engaging in rough-and-tumble play. One mother said, “I like Hai-Mei quiet. I like her playing Barbies, writing, and singing.”"

  4. 4
    A barbecue (event: cookout). Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal
  5. 5
    A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman. broadly, derogatory, informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of barbecue + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Etymology 2

Clipping of barbiturate + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Etymology 3

From Barbara + -ie.

Etymology 4

Named for Barbara Handler-Segal, daughter of Mattel co-founder Elliot Handler, in 1959.

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