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bimbo eruption

noun

bimbo eruption

noun

Etymology Coined by Betsey Wright, lobbyist for US president Bill Clinton, who was involved in such a scandal.

1

US, Derogatory, Slang A scandal in which a woman publicly accuses a male politician of sexual misconduct.

  • Let this Little Rock lawyer and unintentional firefighter appear at the site of a bimbo eruption, and its scale shrinks from Vesuvius to anthill.1996, Paul Greenberg, No Surprises: Two Decades of Clinton-watching:

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