Brigitte Bardot love

Brigitte Bardot

Definitions

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  • noun Someone or something very beautiful or desirable.
  • noun Australia, finance, informal A back-to-back loan.

Etymologies

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After fashion model and actor Brigitte Bardot. Loan sense inspired by Bardot′s popular nickname, BB.

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Examples

  • Let's start with Claudia Schiffer, the cool German blonde who's best described as Brigitte Bardot's doppelganger.

    Sky Showbiz - Latest 2009

  • Bought by Candover Partners Ltd. in 2006 from rival private-equity firm Permira for about €1.7 billion ($2.38 billion), Ferretti, which had sold yachts to stars such as Brigitte Bardot, struck difficulties in January when it breached its bank covenants following a drop-off in orders for new yachts.

    Banks Take More Active Role 2009

  • And as tolerance for the suits increased, a new-to-the-scene French star, the seventeen-year-old Brigitte Bardot, created a sensation in 1953 posing for photojournalists in her strapless floral bikini on the beach in the ritzy capital of European cinema, Cannes.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • And as tolerance for the suits increased, a new-to-the-scene French star, the seventeen-year-old Brigitte Bardot, created a sensation in 1953 posing for photojournalists in her strapless floral bikini on the beach in the ritzy capital of European cinema, Cannes.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • GENEVA -- German-born photographer Gunter Sachs, best known for his playboy lifestyle and brief marriage to French actress Brigitte Bardot, has committed suicide.

    Gunter Sachs Commits Suicide: Brigitte Bardot's Ex-Husband Dead At 78 The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • He had an affair with Brigitte Bardot but he married an English woman, Jane Birkin; he was not politically correct - he famously burned 500 francs live on TV and he was aggressive - but La Javanaise is a beautiful song and still one of his most popular.

    Olivier Hutman's soundtrack to Paris 2011

  • For her part, Aniston thinks the hottest woman of all time is actually a tie between Brigitte Bardot and Gloria Steinem.

    Jennifer Aniston Voted Hottest Woman of All Time 2011

  • Taking inspiration from the sexy 60's icon, Brigitte Bardot, I've updated this amazing romantic look for my clients into what we're calling Vo-Bardot Curls.

    Kim Vo: Upcoming Emmys Will Dictate the Hottest Trends for 2012 Kim Vo 2011

  • There's a photo of Brigitte Bardot with a cigar in her mouth, which is very old school.

    Martin Brudnizki Designs His Perfect Weekend Javier Espinoza 2011

  • GENEVA -- German-born photographer Gunter Sachs, best known for his playboy lifestyle and brief marriage to French actress Brigitte Bardot, has committed suicide.

    Gunter Sachs Commits Suicide: Brigitte Bardot's Ex-Husband Dead At 78 The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

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