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thembos

thembos is the plural of thembo.

Meaning of thembo

Noun

thembo (plural thembos)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A physically attractive non-binary person who lacks intelligence; the non-binary equivalent of a bimbo.
    • Anyone who wishes to embrace their femininity and sexuality is welcome on the bimbos' glittery island, regardless of gender expression — Chlapecka address^([sic]) her audience as “bimbos, thembos, himbos, bimboys, or any 'bo' you wanna be” in a "get ready with me" video on her profile.2021, Elena Plumb, “Rise of the Bimbo”, in The Avenue, Northeastern University, published Spring 2021, page 41

Questions about thembos

What is thembos the plural of?
Thembos is the plural of thembo.

Words near thembos in the dictionary

  1. thematizings
  2. thematological
  3. thematologies
  4. thematology
  5. thembo
  6. thembos
  7. Thembu
  8. Thembuland
  9. Thembus
  10. theme
  11. theme park

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thembos (page history and authors); thembo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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