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Understanding the Context

Gets Real: It’s not just free clothes; Dress for Success Seattle wants to close the gender pay gap Bimbo means she dresses in a sexy manner: i.e. tight clothing, high heels, lots of cleavage, etc. I cannot think of any specific reference that translates well. Women like this who are married are sometimes called "trophy wives" (especially if they are much younger than their husbands).

Key Insights

Please tell us where you found these sentences. ”Clean up good” has nothing to do with cleaning a house or being diligent. It means the person is surprisingly attractive when he or she gets cleaned up, dresses nicely, etc. A "trans-sexual" is someone who dresses and acts like a member of the opposite gender but who does not go so far as to take hormones and/or have surgery to make the change. A "trans-gender" person is someone who "becomes" the opposite gender through hormones and surgery.

Final Thoughts

A man orders 20 dresses that he will sell in his shop, but some of the dresses are not of the colours that he ordered: He says "A number of the dresses are wrong."