barbie
The name of a very famous plastic fashion doll made by the company Mattel, and also the name of the main doll character.
A trademark name for a line of plastic fashion dolls produced by Mattel, often also used for the main doll character itself.
In Australian and New Zealand English, a casual word for a barbecue, the outdoor meal where you cook food on a metal grill, or the grill itself.
In Australian and New Zealand English, an informal word for a barbecue, meaning either the outdoor meal or the grill used for cooking.
A slang word for a woman who looks very pretty and perfect, like the Barbie doll, but is seen as not very serious or not very intelligent. It can sound rude or sexist.
An informal and often disapproving term for a woman who is seen as very physically attractive, highly styled and stereotypically feminine, but lacking depth, seriousness, or intelligence.
- Base: barbie
- Plural: barbies
like a Barbie doll
1having a perfect, doll-like look
Used to say that someone looks very pretty and perfect, with neat hair, make-up, and clothes, similar to the Barbie doll.
- With that long blonde hair and tiny waist, she looks like a Barbie doll.
- The pop star was dressed like a Barbie doll in a bright pink outfit.
- They styled the model so she would look like a Barbie doll for the photoshoot.
throw a shrimp on the barbie
1cook shrimp on a barbecue
An informal phrase, mainly connected with Australia, meaning to cook shrimp on a barbecue outside. It is often used as a stereotype of Australian culture.
- They joked that as soon as they landed in Sydney, they would throw a shrimp on the barbie.
- The ad invited tourists to come to Australia and throw a shrimp on the barbie with the locals.
Barbie doll
1Barbie brand fashion doll
A famous plastic doll with an adult female body, sold by the company Mattel.
- She got a Barbie doll and a toy car for Christmas.
- Many children around the world know the Barbie doll from movies and TV shows.
Barbie doll
2very pretty, doll-like person
Used about a person, usually a woman, who looks very pretty and perfect, like the Barbie doll, and may be seen as not very serious or intelligent.
- Everyone treated her like a Barbie doll until she spoke up in the meeting.
- He said the new assistant looks like a Barbie doll, all pink clothes and perfect hair.
- She hates being called a Barbie doll because it makes her feel like people don’t see her real skills.