Barbie doll
a brand of doll representing a slim, shapely young woman, especially one with blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin.
Also called Barbie doll. a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.
Contemporary Examples
As anyone who has ever watched their daughter eye a barbie doll can attest, role models matter.
Put a Mom on the Court Peter Beinart April 25, 2010
The verbal repertoire of the barbie doll is an unusual point of reference for a review in the Times Literary Supplement.
The Best of Brit Lit Peter Stothard March 10, 2010
Look, to me the barbie doll looks perfect; it was created as a human idol.
16 Questions for the ‘Real-Life Barbie,’ Valeria Lukyanova Anna Nemtsova August 4, 2013
I know I cringed at some articles written about you where you were accused of being a Stepford wife or a barbie doll.
Cindy Speaks Meghan McCain January 18, 2009
Historical Examples
Fantasyland was like an ugly scar on the blemish-free face of a barbie doll.
Makers Cory Doctorow
noun
trademark a teenage doll with numerous sets of clothes and accessories
(slang) generally (derogatory) a superficially attractive but insipid young woman
noun
(informal, mainly Austral) short for barbecue
noun
barbecue
Word Origin
from barbe(cue)
Usage Note
Australian slang
1959, trademark name (reg. U.S.). Supposedly named after the daughter of its creator, U.S. businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916-2002); see Barbara.
modifier
: Our Barbie Doll president with his Barbie Doll wife
noun phrase
A mindless man or woman; a person lacking any but typical, bland, and neatly attractive traits: a Barbie Doll programmed to sing, dance, and fall in love
[1970s+; fr the trademark of a very popular teenage doll for children]
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