according to the OED, a 'blonde bombshell' ['a fair-haired person, esp. a woman,
of startling vitality or physique'] was first used as a nick name in 1942 in
Berrey & Van Den Bark, #184/14.
And agin in 1949 the term was used in A. Hynd, "Public Enemies": "Bonnie Parker
was a rootin', tootin', whisky drinking BB." This was cited in Wentworth &
Flexner (US dictionary of slang).
You might find Richard Dyer's book, "White" of help? (I've just checked the
index and there's no actual entry for bb.)
cheers!
Jane Mills
Head of Screen Studies.
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