BB

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

Translingual

Symbol

BBCategory:Translingual lemmas#BBCategory:Translingual symbols#BBCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#BBCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for BarbadosCategory:English links with redundant alt parameters#BB.Category:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2#BB
    Synonym: BRB (alpha-3)
  2. (financeCategory:mul:Finance#BB) 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.Category:mul:Bond market
Category:mul:Barbados#BB

English

Alternative forms

Noun

BB (countable and uncountable, plural BBs)Category:English lemmas#BBCategory:English nouns#BBCategory:English uncountable nouns#BBCategory:English countable nouns#BBCategory:English countable nouns#BBCategory:English words spelled without vowels#BBCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

  1. (electronicsCategory:en:Electronics#BB) Initialism of basebandCategory:English initialisms#BB.
  2. Initialism of BlackBerryCategory:English initialisms#BB.
  3. Initialism of basketballCategory:English initialisms#BB.
  4. Initialism of baseballCategory:English initialisms#BB.
  5. (computingCategory:en:Computing#BB) Initialism of bulletin boardCategory:English initialisms#BB.
  6. A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
  7. Initialism of ball bearingCategory:English initialisms#BB.
    • 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.
      Category:English terms with quotations#BB
  8. (cyclingCategory:en:Bicycle parts#BB) Initialism of bottom bracketCategory:English initialisms#BB.
  9. (baseballCategory:en:Baseball#BB) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
  10. (gymnasticsCategory:en:Gymnastics#BB) Abbreviation of balance beamCategory:English abbreviations#BB.
    Coordinate terms: AA, FX, UB, VT
  11. (USCategory:American English#BB, navy) Abbreviation of battleshipCategory:English abbreviations#BB.

Derived terms

Proper noun

BBCategory:English lemmas#BBCategory:English proper nouns#BBCategory:English uncountable nouns#BBCategory:English words spelled without vowels#BBCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

  1. Initialism of Big BrotherCategory:English initialisms#BB.
  2. Initialism of Big BangCategory:English initialisms#BB.
  3. Initialism of the Bangka Belitung Islands: a province of IndonesiaCategory:English initialisms#BBCategory:en:Abbreviations of provinces of Indonesia#BBCategory:en:Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia#BBCategory:en:Provinces of Indonesia#BBCategory:en:Places in Indonesia#BB.

Phrase

BBCategory:English lemmas#BBCategory:English phrases#BBCategory:English words spelled without vowels#BBCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

  1. (Internet slangCategory:English internet slang#BB, text messagingCategory:English text messaging slang#BB) Abbreviation of bye byeCategory:English abbreviations#BB.

Adverb

BBCategory:English lemmas#BBCategory:English adverbs#BBCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

  1. Initialism of bareback (“without a condom”)Category:English initialisms#BB.

Synonyms

Phrase

BBCategory:English lemmas#BBCategory:English phrases#BBCategory:English words spelled without vowels#BBCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

  1. Initialism of best beforeCategory:English initialisms#BB.

Translations

Albanian

Albanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

BBCategory:Albanian lemmas#BBCategory:Albanian proper nouns#BBCategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

  1. initialism of Banka Botërore (“World Bank”)Category:Albanian initialisms#BB
Category:sq:Organizations#BB

Chinese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Chinese terms borrowed from English#BBCategory:Chinese terms derived from English#BB baby.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Note:
  • bi4 bi1 - Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur;
  • bei4 bi1, bei4 bi2, bi4 bi2 - Kuala Lumpur.
    Category:Chinese lemmas#BBCategory:Cantonese lemmas#BBCategory:Chinese nouns#BBCategory:Cantonese nouns#BBCategory:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#BBCategory:Chinese terms written in foreign scripts#BB

    Noun

    BBCategory:Chinese lemmas#BBCategory:Chinese nouns#BBCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

    1. (CantoneseCategory:Cantonese Chinese#BB) baby
    2. (CantoneseCategory:Cantonese Chinese#BB) Affectionate term of address, especially between young couples
    Synonyms
    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

    OnomatopoeicCategory:Chinese onomatopoeias#BB.

    Pronunciation

    Category:Chinese lemmas#BBCategory:Cantonese lemmas#BBCategory:Chinese nouns#BBCategory:Cantonese nouns#BBCategory:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#BBCategory:Chinese terms written in foreign scripts#BB

    Noun

    BBCategory:Chinese lemmas#BBCategory:Chinese nouns#BBCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

    1. (CantoneseCategory:Cantonese Chinese#BB) whistle
      吹BB [Cantonese]  ―  ceoi1 bi1 bi1 [Jyutping]  ―  to blow a whistleCategory:Cantonese terms with collocations
    Synonyms

    See also

    Etymology 3

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Chinese entries#BB

    Pronunciation

    Category:Chinese lemmas#BBCategory:Mandarin lemmas#BBCategory:Chinese verbs#BBCategory:Mandarin verbs#BBCategory:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#BBCategory:Chinese terms written in foreign scripts#BB

    Verb

    BBCategory:Chinese lemmas#BBCategory:Chinese verbs#BBCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

    1. (MandarinCategory:Mandarin Chinese#BB, slangCategory:Chinese slang#BB) to complain; to talk rubbish
      你行你上，不行別BB [MSC, trad.]
      你行你上，不行别BB [MSC, simp.]
      nǐ xíng nǐ shàng, bùxíng bié BB [Pinyin]
      (also “you can you up, no can no BB”) If you can do it, go ahead; if you can't, don't criticize it
      Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples

    Etymology 4

    From EnglishCategory:Chinese terms borrowed from English#BBCategory:Chinese terms derived from English#BB BB.

    Pronunciation

    Category:Chinese lemmas#BBCategory:Mandarin lemmas#BBCategory:Chinese nouns#BBCategory:Mandarin nouns#BBCategory:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#BBCategory:Chinese terms written in foreign scripts#BB

    Noun

    BBCategory:Chinese lemmas#BBCategory:Chinese nouns#BBCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

    1. BB (a type of pellet)
    Derived terms

    Indonesian

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    BB (plural BB-BB)Category:Indonesian lemmas#BBCategory:Indonesian nouns#BBCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

    1. (healthcareCategory:id:Healthcare#BB) initialism of berat badan (“bodyweight”)Category:Indonesian initialisms#BB

    Japanese

    Pronunciation

    Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent#ふるうはっく

    Noun

    BB(ブルーバック) • (burū bakkuCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#BBCategory:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#BB) Category:Japanese lemmas#ふるうはっくCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#ふるうはっくCategory:Japanese nouns#ふるうはっくCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#ふるうはっくCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ふるうはっくCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

    1. (Internet slangCategory:Japanese internet slang#ふるうはっく) abbreviation of ブルーバックCategory:Japanese abbreviations#ふるうはっく
    Category:Japanese terms written in foreign scripts#ふるうはっく

    Swedish

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    BB nCategory:Swedish lemmas#BBCategory:Swedish nouns#BBCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#BBCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#BBCategory:Pages with entries#BBCategory:Pages with 7 entries#BB

    1. abbreviation of barnbördshus (“birthing centre”)Category:Swedish abbreviations#BB
      De flesta föds på BB.
      Most people are born at birthing centres.
      Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#BB

    Declension

    Category:Albanian initialisms Category:Albanian lemmas Category:Albanian proper nouns Category:American English Category:Cantonese Chinese Category:Cantonese lemmas Category:Cantonese nouns Category:Cantonese terms with audio pronunciation Category:Cantonese terms with collocations Category:Chinese lemmas Category:Chinese nouns Category:Chinese onomatopoeias Category:Chinese slang Category:Chinese terms borrowed from English Category:Chinese terms derived from English Category:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Category:Chinese verbs Category:English abbreviations Category:English adverbs Category:English countable nouns Category:English initialisms Category:English internet slang Category:English lemmas Category:English links with redundant alt parameters Category:English nouns Category:English phrases Category:English proper nouns Category:English terms with quotations Category:English text messaging slang Category:English uncountable nouns Category:English words spelled without vowels Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Category:Indonesian initialisms Category:Indonesian lemmas Category:Indonesian nouns Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Japanese abbreviations Category:Japanese internet slang Category:Japanese lemmas Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks Category:Japanese nouns Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent Category:Japanese terms with multiple readings Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Category:Japanese terms written in foreign scripts Category:Mandarin Chinese Category:Mandarin lemmas Category:Mandarin nouns Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples Category:Mandarin verbs Category:Pages with 7 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Requests for etymologies in Chinese entries Category:Swedish abbreviations Category:Swedish lemmas Category:Swedish neuter nouns Category:Swedish nouns Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Swedish terms with usage examples Category:Terms with French translations Category:Translingual lemmas Category:Translingual symbols Category:Translingual terms with redundant script codes Category:en:Abbreviations of provinces of Indonesia Category:en:Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia Category:en:Baseball Category:en:Bicycle parts Category:en:Computing Category:en:Electronics Category:en:Gymnastics Category:en:Places in Indonesia Category:en:Provinces of Indonesia Category:id:Healthcare Category:mul:Barbados Category:mul:Bond market Category:mul:Finance Category:sq:Organizations