"BBG" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BBG
  1. (US, broadcasting) Initialism of Broadcasting Board of Governors. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Broadcasting Board of Governors Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-BBG-en-name-smBXUgaw Categories (other): American English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 31 13 12 Topics: broadcasting, media

Noun

Forms: BBGs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BBG (plural BBGs)
  1. (military, nautical) Initialism of guided-missile battleship (a battleship equipped with cruise missiles as one of its primary armaments). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: guided-missile battleship (extra: a battleship equipped with cruise missiles as one of its primary armaments) Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-BBG-en-noun-1JZ-4cJT Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  2. (military, nautical) Abbreviation of battleship battle group. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: battleship battle group Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-BBG-en-noun-rH--cPkN Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  3. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of baby girl (“address for a woman”). Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: baby girl (extra: address for a woman) Synonyms: BBBG, BG Hypernyms: BB (alt: battleship), BG (alt: battlegroup) Hyponyms: BBGN (english: nuclear-powered guided-missile battleship), BGN (english: nuclear-powered guided-missile battleship)
    Sense id: en-BBG-en-noun-ZU8Mpfm6 Related terms: BBB (english: ballistic-missile battleship), BB (english: ballistic-missile battleship), BBBN (english: nuclear-powered ballistic-missile battleship), BBN (english: nuclear-powered ballistic-missile battleship), BBN (english: nuclear-powered battleship), BN (english: nuclear-powered battleship), BBSaG, BBSG, BSaG, BSG, CBG, CSG, CVBG, CVSG

Inflected forms

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