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Himbo

A man who is handsome, kind and not clever — the himbo — as the internet's favourite male type of 2020, celebrated as the opposite of the smart cruel man in every other show. The record's entry for the affectionate stereotype, which was coined in 1988 and waited.

Born
Peak
Died
Cause of death
First sighting
Twitter, 2020; older coinage (1988)
Life & death · 2019–2027
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
PEAK 2021
BORN · 2020
NOW · 2026

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Sighting @situationship_sid · Lurker 15 Sep 2023

'Himbo' as a compliment paid to a groom in a wedding speech in 2022. The record notes the groom beamed and did not know what it meant, which proved it.

Memory @stitch_sasha · Digger needs source 29 Jul 2021

I saved a screenshot of the first Himbo post I saw. Looking at it now, the joke is entirely in the timing. The timing does not survive the screenshot.

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