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A '''dumb Dora''' is 1920s American [[slang]] for a foolish woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm|title=Slang of the 1920|website=local.aaca.org|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alphadictionary.com/slang/D.html|title=A Historical Dictionary of American Slang - alphaDictionary.com|first=Robert|last=Beard|website=www.alphadictionary.com|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref>
A '''dumb Dora''' is 1920s American [[slang]] for a foolish woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm|title=Slang of the 1920|website=local.aaca.org|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alphadictionary.com/slang/D.html|title=A Historical Dictionary of American Slang - alphaDictionary.com|first=Robert|last=Beard|website=www.alphadictionary.com|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref>


The epithet was popularized by the [[vaudeville]] act of [[George Burns]] and his wife, [[Gracie Allen]],<ref name="toonpedia"/> but was in use earlier.<ref>The Washington Herald, January 30, 1922, p. 6</ref> In 1924 it was turned into a comic strip drawn by [[Chic Young]] (of later ''[[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie]]'' fame) and produced by [[King Features Syndicate]].<ref name="toonpedia">[http://www.toonopedia.com/dumbdora.htm ''Dumb Dora''] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [http://www.webcitation.org/6WpwWRIXf Archived] from the original on March 6, 2015.</ref> Although this strip was discontinued in 1935, the TV [[game show]] ''[[Match Game]]'' occasionally alluded to the strip by asking those watching in the studio to shout in unison, "How dumb is she?" (borrowing from a routine from ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show]]'').<ref name="toonpedia"/> [[Flapper]]s of the 1920s were also sometimes likened to dumb Doras.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csd509j.net/staff/SherwiM/AP%20US%20Page%20Docs/1920s_Slang.htm|title=1920s Slang|publisher=|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref><ref>"Flapper Blazing New Trail of Freedom", The Washington Times, April 16, 1922, p. 4E</ref>
The epithet was popularized by the [[vaudeville]] act of [[George Burns]] and his wife, [[Gracie Allen]],<ref name="toonpedia"/> but was in use earlier.<ref>The Washington Herald, January 30, 1922, p. 6</ref> In 1924 it was turned into a comic strip drawn by [[Chic Young]] (of later ''[[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie]]'' fame) and produced by [[King Features Syndicate]].<ref name="toonpedia">[http://www.toonopedia.com/dumbdora.htm ''Dumb Dora''] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [http://www.webcitation.org/6WpwWRIXf Archived] from the original on March 6, 2015.</ref> Although Young's Dora was uneducated, she was also capable of persuading people around her to let her get her own way. This frequently resulted in the strip ending with a character saying of Dora "She ain't so dumb!" <ref>Stephen D. Becker, ''Comic Art In America''. New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959, (p.182). </ref> <ref name="mh">Maurice Horn, ''Women in the Comics''. New York :Chelsea House Publishers, 1977. ISBN 087754056X (pp. 46, 56, 125) </ref> After Young left the strip to create ''Blondie'', [[Paul Fung]] took over ''Dumb Dora''. Fung also added a topper strip to ''Dumb Dora'', ''When Mother was a Girl''. <ref name="mh" /> Although this strip was discontinued in 1935, the TV [[game show]] ''[[Match Game]]'' occasionally alluded to the strip by asking those watching in the studio to shout in unison, "How dumb is she?" (borrowing from a routine from ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show]]'').<ref name="toonpedia"/> [[Flapper]]s of the 1920s were also sometimes likened to dumb Doras.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csd509j.net/staff/SherwiM/AP%20US%20Page%20Docs/1920s_Slang.htm|title=1920s Slang|publisher=|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref><ref>"Flapper Blazing New Trail of Freedom", The Washington Times, April 16, 1922, p. 4E</ref>
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A dumb Dora is 1920s American slang for a foolish woman.[1][2]

The epithet was popularized by the vaudeville act of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen,[3] but was in use earlier.[4] In 1924 it was turned into a comic strip drawn by Chic Young (of later Blondie fame) and produced by King Features Syndicate.[3] Although Young's Dora was uneducated, she was also capable of persuading people around her to let her get her own way. This frequently resulted in the strip ending with a character saying of Dora "She ain't so dumb!" [5] [6] After Young left the strip to create Blondie, Paul Fung took over Dumb Dora. Fung also added a topper strip to Dumb Dora, When Mother was a Girl. [6] Although this strip was discontinued in 1935, the TV game show Match Game occasionally alluded to the strip by asking those watching in the studio to shout in unison, "How dumb is she?" (borrowing from a routine from The Tonight Show).[3] Flappers of the 1920s were also sometimes likened to dumb Doras.[7][8]

Chic Young's comic strip Dumb Dora (March 7, 1929)

References

  1. ^ "Slang of the 1920". local.aaca.org. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ Beard, Robert. "A Historical Dictionary of American Slang - alphaDictionary.com". www.alphadictionary.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Dumb Dora at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015.
  4. ^ The Washington Herald, January 30, 1922, p. 6
  5. ^ Stephen D. Becker, Comic Art In America. New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959, (p.182).
  6. ^ a b Maurice Horn, Women in the Comics. New York :Chelsea House Publishers, 1977. ISBN 087754056X (pp. 46, 56, 125)
  7. ^ "1920s Slang". Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Flapper Blazing New Trail of Freedom", The Washington Times, April 16, 1922, p. 4E


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