See also: bb, .bb, -bb, BB+, BB−, B&B, B & B, Bb., B♭, and ꓐꓹ ꓐꓽ

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

BB

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Barbados.
    Synonym: BRB (alpha-3)
  2. (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is somewhat speculative with substantial risk of default.

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

BB (countable and uncountable, plural BBs)

  1. (electronics) Initialism of baseband.
  2. Initialism of BlackBerry.
  3. Initialism of basketball.
  4. Initialism of baseball.
  5. (computing) Initialism of bulletin board.
  6. A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
  7. Initialism of ball bearing.
    • 2010, Richard Hoppe, Theodore L. Phillips, Mack Roach, Leibel and Phillips Textbook of Radiation Oncology, page 203:
      Radiopaque catheters, wires, or small metal ball bearings (BBs) are taped to the patient's skin to help in identifying any anatomic landmark, diseased tissue, or scar on the skin.
  8. (baseball) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
  9. (US, navy) Abbreviation of battleship.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Proper noun edit

BB

  1. Initialism of Big Brother.
  2. Initialism of Big Bang.
  3. Initialism of Bangka-Belitung.

Phrase edit

BB

  1. bye bye

Adverb edit

BB

  1. bareback; without a condom

Synonyms edit

Phrase edit

BB

  1. Initialism of best before.

Translations edit

Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from English baby.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit


Note:
  • bi4 bi1 - Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur;
  • bei4 bi1, bei4 bi2, bi4 bi2 - Kuala Lumpur.

Noun edit

BB

  1. (Cantonese) baby
  2. (Cantonese) Affectionate term of address between young couples
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

BB

  1. (Cantonese) whistle
    BB [Cantonese]  ―  ceoi1 bi1 bi1 [Jyutping]  ―  to blow a whistle
Synonyms edit

See also edit

Etymology 3 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

BB

  1. (Mandarin, slang) to complain; to talk rubbish
    不行BB不行BB  ―  nǐ xíng nǐ shàng, bùxíng bié BB  ―  (also “you can you up, no can no BB”) If you can do it, go ahead; if you can't, don't criticize it

Etymology 4 edit

From English BB.

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

BB

  1. BB (a type of pellet)
Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝː ba̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

BB(ブルーバック) (burū bakku

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of ブルーバック.

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

BB n

  1. Abbreviation of barnbördshus (birthing centre).
    De flesta föds på BB.
    Most people are born at birthing centres.

Declension edit

Declension of BB 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative BB BB:t BB:n BB:na
Genitive BB:s BB:ts BB:ns BB:nas