blonde bombshell
Fair-haired sexpot
A blonde bombshell is a strikingly attractive woman with blonde hair, typically one whose appearance makes a strong impression.
The term evokes mid-20th-century Hollywood glamour—Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield.
Bombshell alone can describe any stunning woman, but the alliterative phrase specifically invokes the blonde archetype: She walked in looking like a blonde bombshell.
- Mae WestInflatable personal flotation device
- sex symbolFamously attractive public figure
- pin-upAttractive person's poster
- starletRising young actress
Jean Harlow · Brigitte Bardot · Anna Nicole Smith · Pamela Anderson · peroxide · glamour girl · vamp · femme fatale
Decade after WWII
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
stardom · fame · iconic · legend · silver screen · red carpet · paparazzi · tabloid
Silly and scattered
- airheadFoolish, flighty person
- bimboAttractive but shallow
- trophy wifeSpouse chosen for appearance
- gold diggerOne pursuing wealthy partners
floozy · provocative · voluptuous · seductive · sultry · alluring · objectification · male gaze
Marilyn Monroe
- Mae WestInflatable personal flotation device
- sex symbolFamously attractive public figure
- pin-upAttractive person's poster
Jean Harlow · Brigitte Bardot · Anna Nicole Smith · Pamela Anderson · starlet · peroxide · glamour girl · vamp · femme fatale · showgirl
1950s
Decade after WWII
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
- cinemaMotion picture theater
glamour · stardom · fame · iconic · legend · silver screen · red carpet · paparazzi · tabloid · scandal
ditzy
Silly and scattered
- airheadFoolish, flighty person
- bimboAttractive but shallow
- trophy wifeSpouse chosen for appearance
gold digger · floozy · provocative · voluptuous · seductive · sultry · alluring · objectification · male gaze · typecast
- retro fashionpoodle skirt, pencil skirt, petticoat, petticoats, bobby socks
- Screen SirensMarilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Brigitte Bardot, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner
- Pinupspinup, pin-up girl, cheesecake, cheesecake photo, Bettie Page
blonde bombshellwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · plain Jane · mousy · invisible · forgettable
blonde bombshellshrinking violet
Extremely timid person
wallflower · mousy · introvert · timid · demure
blonde bombshellplain Jane
Unremarkable-looking woman
dowdy · frumpy · homely · drab · girl next door
blonde, bombshell, blondes, blondness, bombshells, strawberry blonde, platinum blonde, ash blonde