noun
General Slang
Sheba
/ˈʃiːbə/ · noun · slang
A glamorous, alluring young woman of the jazz age, the female counterpart to a sheik.
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Definitions
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A flapper known for her glamour and ability to charm.
“She was the sheba of the whole social set.”
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A man's sweetheart or girlfriend.
“He showed up to the dance with his sheba on his arm.”
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An attractive, sexually confident young woman in 1920s slang.
“Every sheba in the joint wanted to dance with him.”
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Sheba In A Sentence
That sheba could turn heads from across the ballroom.
He's been chasing the same sheba all summer.
Dressed to the nines, she was a proper sheba.
Origin & Usage
From 1920s American slang, inspired by the exotic allure of the Queen of Sheba and fueled by the era's craze for desert-romance films. It paired with 'sheik' as the glamorous male-female duo of jazz-age youth.
People Also Ask
What does 'sheba' mean in 1920s slang?
It means an attractive, glamorous young woman, the female match to a 'sheik.'
Where did 'sheba' come from?
From jazz-age America, drawing on the biblical Queen of Sheba and the desert-romance film craze of the early 1920s.
What's the male version of a sheba?
A 'sheik,' the dashing, romantic young man, named after Rudolph Valentino's famous 1921 film role.
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