> > 1985 _S.F. Chronicle_ 24 Mar. 22 (Factiva) I was just about > to get your column in a real newspaper when you wussed out on > us and scratched "bimbo" > from your vocabulary. > Note that this cite is from movie critic Joe Bob Briggs. He's always been one to explore new slang, and it might be that earlier cites for this word exist in his writings.