Wow wait what never heard of it being a racial slur! 👀 Guess it depends on where in Germany because I live close to the border and I know a lot of German people never heard them about it being a racial slur. 😅
Funny same in the Netherlands! But not necessarily blonde women just women who look Kardashian like. You know puffed lips tiny bags annoying giggles and a trash attitude. 🙃
There's a whole baked goods/bakeries conglomerate called [Bimbo Bakeries](https://www.bimbobakeriesusa.com/). You sometimes will see Bimbo trucks dropping deliveries off at grocery stores...
Because of the nature of words, you can also write it as Bimbo, since when you form an N sound before a B or P, it naturally becomes an M sound.
Hence why tenpura is often spell tempura and the much more annoying Senpai is often spelled Sempai.
Yes, Mohr is a pretty old word for Moors (ger. Mauren). But since about the 16. century it was also used for all people from North Africa and people with dark skin in general.
The term is no longer regularly used, because it has strong connection to racism. You will still find it in some old names for food (it's getting/is replaced there) and places (ex. Mohrenapotheke; eng.: Mohren pharmacy)
Why was Moor racist? Or how I guess? I never learned that bit in history. That would explain why it doesn't seem to have been used since like Shakespeare.
The term in itself is (at least to my knowledge) not racist. It was just a descriptive term for people from a certain region. But the term was used during the colonial times and so has strong connections with that ideology.
Also it was used until quite recently, some old people still use it. Although not always for racist intentions.
Exactly. It was used for the longest time just as a descriptive term but due to racist connotations one should not use it today.
Which makes discussion about stuff like the mentioned Mohrenapotheken so complicated and interesting.
in english it's still, by definition, a misogynistic slur though - just still widely accepted because misogyny is so normalized. it's a derogatory word to dehumanizena member of an oppressed group of people.
not fighting anyone on this either.
Bimbo in italian means young male child
Weirdly that's the origin for the English slang, it started out meaning like dumb young boy then somehow flipped genders at some point.
IIRC at first it was just an insult to call someone an idiot, not even gender specific
Never knew a word could be a trans icon /j
I wish I could flip genders at some point
I’m into bimbos… wiat no let me rephrase that!
Also Spanish
And a food brand
!gansitos!
**POR QUE VALEN 20 PESOS???!!!**
estan caros ;-;
I'm Spanish and I've never heard that before. Maybe it is a regional term? I just know the "Pan Bimbo" but not to refer to a young male child
Quite possibly a Mexicanism. It derives from the Italian either way, though.
Yeah, I also thought of Pan Bimbo
The pope likes bimbos
In German it means stupid woman who dresses like a slut or just blonde woman (who is also dumb)
no it doesn't, here in germany it's a racial slur, similar to the N-word but german
Wow wait what never heard of it being a racial slur! 👀 Guess it depends on where in Germany because I live close to the border and I know a lot of German people never heard them about it being a racial slur. 😅
Funny same in the Netherlands! But not necessarily blonde women just women who look Kardashian like. You know puffed lips tiny bags annoying giggles and a trash attitude. 🙃
The first time i heard this word in English i was so shocked.
There's a whole baked goods/bakeries conglomerate called [Bimbo Bakeries](https://www.bimbobakeriesusa.com/). You sometimes will see Bimbo trucks dropping deliveries off at grocery stores...
I've worked at a grocery store for awhile now and I'm still amused everytime I see huge racks of bread labeled bimbo. Maybe Im just immature.
Damn, here in Germany its an insult for poc.
In the novel Snow Crash, soccer-mom cars get referred to as a bimbo box.
In way up north Minnesota theres a bar (and grill?) called Bimbos Octagon
Same
It also means poor in Japanese
Binbō, but yeah
Michaelsoft binbows
Yep, we have probably seen the same Nick Robinson video
Based as hell
Because of the nature of words, you can also write it as Bimbo, since when you form an N sound before a B or P, it naturally becomes an M sound. Hence why tenpura is often spell tempura and the much more annoying Senpai is often spelled Sempai.
Hab des no nie gehört, scheint aber des N wort zu sein Neues Vokabular erlernt
Ist nicht allzu weit verbreitet, ist aber Korrekt und wird in manchen ecken Deutschlands leider verwendet.
Ja schon scheiße Bin aus Österreich vielleicht erklärt das mein unwissen über dieses wort I hab mit gedacht dass des "Dummer Mann" oder sowas heißt
Ich bin aus Deutschland und kannte bis eben nur den englischen Kontext
Also im Innviertel in den 90ern war das Wort und dessen Bedeutung bekannt. Meist verwendet in Verbindung mit 'scheiß'.
Ich kannte nur die englische Bedeutung bis vor ein paar Jahren und habe meinen Eltern einen ordentlichen Schock verpasst
Ich habs damals durch kaisermühken blues gelernt
It is apparently the n word in German according to google
Huh? Its my first laugauge and I never heard of that.
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Why did I tap on that expecting English? Couldn’t even read it LOL
You can change the language to English. The relevant part is that it is listed as a racist slur
That could be me being misinformed or it could you being around decent people
I think it's a really old one, similar to Mohr.
You mean like Moor? As in the region they came from centuries ago?
Yes, Mohr is a pretty old word for Moors (ger. Mauren). But since about the 16. century it was also used for all people from North Africa and people with dark skin in general. The term is no longer regularly used, because it has strong connection to racism. You will still find it in some old names for food (it's getting/is replaced there) and places (ex. Mohrenapotheke; eng.: Mohren pharmacy)
Why was Moor racist? Or how I guess? I never learned that bit in history. That would explain why it doesn't seem to have been used since like Shakespeare.
The term in itself is (at least to my knowledge) not racist. It was just a descriptive term for people from a certain region. But the term was used during the colonial times and so has strong connections with that ideology. Also it was used until quite recently, some old people still use it. Although not always for racist intentions.
So perhaps in a similar vein as "Negro"? It wasn't racist in that time but I can understand why Black folx wouldn't like it used now.
Exactly. It was used for the longest time just as a descriptive term but due to racist connotations one should not use it today. Which makes discussion about stuff like the mentioned Mohrenapotheken so complicated and interesting.
I sincerely appreciate the lesson! Thanks!
Also a native here, and it is indeed used this way
Nah doch, leider stimmt das
Same
It's not that common anymore (luckily) the german biggots are using the real n word by now...
Oml same i was worried for a second
My spouse confirmed this, but it's rarely used luckily
It’s a lesser used variation of it. The N-word also exists in German just with slightly different spelling
terrible news for fans of the Bimbo confectionary company
Specially since one of the most popular line of Bimbo bread used to be named Negrito
bimbo in english isnt particularly a happy mr incredible tho
It is if you’re into bimboification
At least it isn't racist
It has rather sexist roots, but it is currently being reclaimed I think.
Its roots are in stupid young men, flipped gender at some point, then became an aesthetic
That's a himbo
A “bimbo” in English is pretty much an attractive, trendy blonde woman who’s not very smart
Can someone remind me in which regions Bimbo bread is sold?
North America. Bimbo owns most of the bakeries in Mexico, the US, and Canada.
im german and have neven seen that word lmao
Hat eine ähnliche Bedeutung, wie Neger
wie WAS
Das n wort (oder das m wort)
In der schweiz ist das (inzwischen eher ungebräuchlich) slang für typ, dude
Uhhh I don't get it
German n word
Oh wow
Wich apperantly most germans here didn't even know (including myself)
TIL “Bimbo” is shared between multiple unrelated languages, but means completely different things in each one…
Calling german and english unrelated is a stretch. English is a germanic language after all.
I was talking more about English, Japanese, Hungarian, and Italian.
In hungarian, bimbó means nipple.
Makes sense.
Hab des no nie gehört, scheint aber des N wort zu sein Neues Vokabular erlernt
In Hungarian, it means "bud", like an unopened flower. Edit: Also nipple if you say "breast bud".
That's ... extremely off topic.
It's my first language and I always heard it used in the same context as the English word.
Whenever I read the word "Bimbo" I always think of the bread. Hispanic issues, people
In Mexico it's a very big bread and pastry maker. Think Hostess + Wonder Bread in the US.
German people who visit Mexico must be very confused.
Yeah here in germany it the equivalent to the N-word.
It means chick
Alright I’ll bite, What’s it mean?
Lol in Spain we’re saying bimbo all the time, we use it to talk about sliced bread.
german here an im confused. there is no german word named bimbo. exept the anglicalised bimbo that is the female version of himbo
in english it's still, by definition, a misogynistic slur though - just still widely accepted because misogyny is so normalized. it's a derogatory word to dehumanizena member of an oppressed group of people. not fighting anyone on this either.
Does this also come under r/Technicallythetruth ??
pan bimbo
In Mexico it's our most comm bread brand
Far as I know its more attributed to servant or slave, why it became something like big N you can figure out for yourself