Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈbɑɹbi/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈbɑːbi/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Noun
A tall, slender female fashion doll.
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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.”
Everything short of the toe-to-toe Truth and Love that comes from real confrontation of individual consciousness is just playing with Barbie dolls.
Sarah, who is ten, says she doesn’t play with Barbies anymore, although she takes a certain scientific interest[…].
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Many of my feminist friends hate Barbie because they feel that she sends a terrible message to girls […]
A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman.
Usage- broadly
- Derogatory
- Informal
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I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world / Life in plastic, it's fantastic / You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation
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After the ceremony, the "Barbies and Kens" (excluding Tommy and Britney) gathered at Lindsay's mansion to have a barbeque party. They laughed and talked about good times and vowed to remain friends forever.