"LGB" meaning in English

See LGB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} LGB
  1. (sometimes offensive) Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, offensive, sometimes Alternative form of: lesbian, gay, bisexual Related terms: the list at LGBT
    Sense id: en-LGB-en-adj-S-ffkLfV

Noun

Forms: LGBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} LGB (plural LGBs)
  1. (military) Initialism of laser-guided bomb. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: laser-guided bomb Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-LGB-en-noun-duz8loIQ Topics: government, military, politics, war

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} LGB
  1. (Internet slang, US politics) Initialism of let's go, Brandon. Tags: Internet, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: let's go, Brandon Categories (topical): US politics, LGBT
    Sense id: en-LGB-en-phrase-4tRqD8Si Disambiguation of LGBT: 5 7 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 13 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 13 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 8 90 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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