"BM" meaning in English

See BM in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} BM
  1. (Malaysia) Initialism of bahasa Melayu and bahasa Malaysia. Tags: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: bahasa Melayu and bahasa Malaysia
    Sense id: en-BM-en-name-Dfk9esAW Categories (other): Malaysian English
  2. Abbreviation of British Museum. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: British Museum
    Sense id: en-BM-en-name-YI~60~6b

Noun

Forms: BMs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BM (countable and uncountable, plural BMs)
  1. (military, astronautics) Initialism of ballistic missile. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: ballistic missile Categories (topical): Astronautics, Military
  2. (US, slang) Initialism of baby mama. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: baby mama
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-P3JVoIvA Categories (other): American English
  3. (video games) Initialism of bad manners. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: bad manners Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-xNkbCKFS Topics: video-games
  4. (uncountable, broadcasting) Initialism of beautiful music. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: beautiful music Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-ookb0Zoj Topics: broadcasting, media
  5. (in personal ads) Initialism of black male. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: black male
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-vWRlcXRO
  6. Initialism of black metal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: black metal
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-t0pls9FF
  7. Initialism of body modification. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: body modification
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-52gfFoM5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 7 4 4 1 0 2 28 10 2 16 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 4 5 4 5 2 1 2 30 6 3 16 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 2 5 2 5 2 1 1 36 4 2 17 3 6
  8. (Canada, US, euphemistic) Initialism of bowel movement. Tags: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, euphemistic, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: bowel movement Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-DcHo50Ca Disambiguation of Feces: 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 42 2 3 38 2 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English euphemisms
  9. Abbreviation of Bachelor of Medicine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Bachelor of Medicine
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-igcQz6Xm
  10. (US) Abbreviation of Bachelor of Music. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Bachelor of Music
    Sense id: en-BM-en-noun-8OhRDQhK Categories (other): American English

Verb

Forms: BMs [present, singular, third-person], BMing [participle, present], BMed [participle, past], BMed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} BM (third-person singular simple present BMs, present participle BMing, simple past and past participle BMed)
  1. (euphemistic) To have a bowel movement. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-BM-en-verb-RL-mFhs1 Disambiguation of Feces: 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 42 2 3 38 2 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. (video games) To have bad manners. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-BM-en-verb-KNcjS2n8 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "ballistic missile"
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          "name": "Astronautics",
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        "Initialism of ballistic missile."
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        "(military, astronautics) Initialism of ballistic missile."
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          "ref": "2019 January 28, “Fetty Wap's Baby Mama Arrested After Fight for Telling Cop ... 'Suck My F***ing D***!!!'”, in TMZ:",
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Doug Hendrie, AmalgaNations: How Globalisation Is Good:",
          "text": "Fans know IdrA for his BM — Bad Manners.",
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          "word": "beautiful music"
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          "ref": "1983, Television/Radio Age, volume 30, page 72:",
          "text": "Life support for BM formats\nRobert M. Lowery acknowledges that beautiful music formats are in the decline […]",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Donald F. Harvey, Strategic management and business policy, page 300:",
          "text": "Practically every dentist or doctor's office carries a BM station.",
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        "Initialism of beautiful music."
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          "ref": "2000, NivendE, “black doom hybrids”, in alt.music.black-metal (Usenet):",
          "text": "They used to play Burzumesque BM, but moved on to a Doomy sound.",
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          "ref": "1911, Journal of the National Medical Association:",
          "text": "Frequent involuntary urination. Frequent desire for B.M. but no result.",
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          "ref": "2017, Sheila A. Sorrentino, Leighann N. Remmert, Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th edition, St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 424:",
          "text": "Mr. Jansen stated that he had a medium-sized, soft, formed, brown BM after breakfast today.",
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          "ref": "2017 July 3, “‘Medical grads with O Level need only take SPM BM’”, in The Star, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-07-05:",
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          "ref": "2018 December 3, Natasha Joibi, quoting Kadir Jasin, “Kadir Jasin: Language proficiency important, Malay children's command of BM weak”, in The Star, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-12-06:",
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          "ref": "2019 January 28, “Fetty Wap's Baby Mama Arrested After Fight for Telling Cop ... 'Suck My F***ing D***!!!'”, in TMZ:",
          "text": "We broke the story ... the melee was caught on video, and appears to show a group of people attacking Fetty [Wap]'s BM and her friends.",
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        "Initialism of baby mama."
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        "(US, slang) Initialism of baby mama."
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    },
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "bad manners"
        }
      ],
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        "English initialisms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Video games"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Doug Hendrie, AmalgaNations: How Globalisation Is Good:",
          "text": "Fans know IdrA for his BM — Bad Manners.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of bad manners."
      ],
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        "(video games) Initialism of bad manners."
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      ],
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        "video-games"
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    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "beautiful music"
        }
      ],
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        "English initialisms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "en:Broadcasting"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1983, Television/Radio Age, volume 30, page 72:",
          "text": "Life support for BM formats\nRobert M. Lowery acknowledges that beautiful music formats are in the decline […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Donald F. Harvey, Strategic management and business policy, page 300:",
          "text": "Practically every dentist or doctor's office carries a BM station.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of beautiful music."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, broadcasting) Initialism of beautiful music."
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        "abbreviation",
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        "initialism",
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        "broadcasting",
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    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "black male"
        }
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of black male."
      ],
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        ],
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          "black",
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        ],
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        "(in personal ads) Initialism of black male."
      ],
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        "in personal ads"
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    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "black metal"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "2000, NivendE, “black doom hybrids”, in alt.music.black-metal (Usenet):",
          "text": "They used to play Burzumesque BM, but moved on to a Doomy sound.",
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        }
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        "Initialism of black metal."
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "body modification"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of body modification."
      ],
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          "word": "bowel movement"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1911, Journal of the National Medical Association:",
          "text": "Frequent involuntary urination. Frequent desire for B.M. but no result.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2017, Sheila A. Sorrentino, Leighann N. Remmert, Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th edition, St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 424:",
          "text": "Mr. Jansen stated that he had a medium-sized, soft, formed, brown BM after breakfast today.",
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        "Initialism of bowel movement."
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        "(Canada, US, euphemistic) Initialism of bowel movement."
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      "alt_of": [
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          "word": "Bachelor of Medicine"
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        "Abbreviation of Bachelor of Medicine."
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        "Abbreviation of Bachelor of Music."
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        "(US) Abbreviation of Bachelor of Music."
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          "word": "bahasa Melayu and bahasa Malaysia"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "2017 July 3, “‘Medical grads with O Level need only take SPM BM’”, in The Star, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-07-05:",
          "text": "Bahasa Melayu is the national language and the official language of the Federation, said Dr Noor Hisham. Therefore, one of the entry requirements […] is a pass in BM subject at SPM level or equivalent.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 July 14, Ibrahim Isa, quoting Maszlee Malik, “Education Ministry proposes weekly BM and English days”, in The New Straits Times, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-01-03:",
          "text": "[…] on “National Language Day”, Bahasa Malaysia will be used […] Thursday will be made the day to use BM while Monday or Tuesday for English.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 December 3, Natasha Joibi, quoting Kadir Jasin, “Kadir Jasin: Language proficiency important, Malay children's command of BM weak”, in The Star, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-12-06:",
          "text": "The assumption that Malay children are already proficient in Bahasa Melayu (BM) upon entering Year One is incorrect […] But while their command of English is strong, their BM is weak.",
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        }
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        "Initialism of bahasa Melayu and bahasa Malaysia."
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        "(Malaysia) Initialism of bahasa Melayu and bahasa Malaysia."
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    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "British Museum"
        }
      ],
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        "English abbreviations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of British Museum."
      ],
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}

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        "present",
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    },
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      "form": "BMing",
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        "participle",
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      "form": "BMed",
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        "To have a bowel movement."
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        "(euphemistic) To have a bowel movement."
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    },
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      "categories": [
        "en:Video games"
      ],
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        "To have bad manners."
      ],
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        [
          "video game",
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          "bad manners",
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        "(video games) To have bad manners."
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}

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