Meanings
noundumb Dora (plural dumb Doras)
plural dumb Doras · alternative dumb dora · alternative Dumb Dora
- derogatorySynonym 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)Synonyms: bimbo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bimbo (“attractive woman who lacks intelligence”).
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Origin
Popularized in the 1920s comic strip Dumb Dora by Chic Young.
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APA
dumb Dora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20Dora
MLA
“dumb Dora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20Dora. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumb Dora,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumb%20Dora.
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