dolly bird:
(plural: ‘dolly birds‘ — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
(in British English) a pretty young woman, especially the one wearing fashionable clothes, but not very clever or smart,
This word has a negative connotation (negative sense) also, often referring to a woman who has heavy make-up and who likes to look sexually attractive.
e.g.
typical dolly birds
Julie finds it annoying to hear people call her a ‘dolly bird’ whenever she goes out in her best clothes.
Most of the girls in the fashion industry are said to be just dolly birds with no worthwhile qualifications or talents.
Patterson’s young secretary is not just a dolly bird that you think can be taken out in the evenings, but behind her innocent and often over-made up face is an intellectual brain that controls Patterson and his company ruthlessly!
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