"MB" meaning in English

See MB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: En-au-MB.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} MB (not comparable)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of maybe. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: maybe
    Sense id: en-MB-en-adv-qbbQUX7o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mb [adverb, interjection]

Interjection

Audio: En-au-MB.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interjection}} MB
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of my bad. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: my bad
    Sense id: en-MB-en-intj-GV93tYy9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 21 9 5 2 6 8 21 4 1 1 7 11 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mb [adverb, interjection]

Proper name

Audio: En-au-MB.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MB
  1. Manitoba, a province of Canada.
    Sense id: en-MB-en-name-ZBjkp3TX
  2. Initialism of Myers–Briggs. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Myers–Briggs
    Sense id: en-MB-en-name-1Xt5jkRt Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  3. Initialism of Mercedes-Benz. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Mercedes-Benz
    Sense id: en-MB-en-name-8EaS49rR
  4. Initialism of Matchbox. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Matchbox
    Sense id: en-MB-en-name-XAxkpKco Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mb [adverb, interjection]

Noun

Audio: En-au-MB.ogg [Australia] Forms: MBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MB (plural MBs)
  1. (China, slang) moneyboy. Tags: China, slang Translations (moneyboy (Chinese slang)): MB (english: MB) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-MB-en-noun-DqD2K02h Categories (other): Chinese English Disambiguation of 'moneyboy (Chinese slang)': 85 7 5 3 1
  2. (computing) Motherboard. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (megabyte): Mo (French), მბაიტი (mbaiṭi) (Georgian), მბ (mb) (Georgian), MB (German), ㎆ (Japanese), メガバイト (Japanese), Мб (Mb) (Russian), MB [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-MB-en-noun-t-UYmxF2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 21 9 5 2 6 8 21 4 1 1 7 11 3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'megabyte': 3 80 8 7 2
  3. (military, US) Initialism of marine barracks. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: marine barracks Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-MB-en-noun-arxq7Q~K Categories (other): American English, English symbols Disambiguation of English symbols: 6 6 7 4 5 3 6 10 16 5 4 9 7 11 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (Thailand) million baht. Tags: Thailand
    Sense id: en-MB-en-noun-l7Z3cKh- Categories (other): Thai English
  5. Bachelor of Medicine degree (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus).
    Sense id: en-MB-en-noun-HNN9wXo7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mb [adverb, interjection]

Symbol

Audio: En-au-MB.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=}} MB, {{en-symbol}} MB
  1. (computing, formal) Abbreviation of megabyte. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, formal Alternative form of: megabyte Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-MB-en-symbol--owhPx9v Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing, informal) Abbreviation of mebibyte. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: mebibyte Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: MiB
    Sense id: en-MB-en-symbol-FMHuVJcy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 21 9 5 2 6 8 21 4 1 1 7 11 3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mb [adverb, interjection]

Verb

Audio: En-au-MB.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} MB
  1. (knitting) Abbreviation of make bobble. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: make bobble Categories (topical): Knitting
    Sense id: en-MB-en-verb-hEFu-6dr Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mb [adverb, interjection]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1998 March 21, Dave Marino, “WTB:MB Prem, Inaug & Regular Cars”, in rec.toys.misc (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "1998 September 26, Dscdpm, “Are there any Subaru HW or MB cars, any year???”, in rec.toys.cars (Usenet)",
          "text": ">Are there any Subaru HW or MB cars, any year???\nNope, nada. I used to own a Subary Legacy myself and was always looking (still\nlooking) for a diecast of the same. No Hotwheels or Matchbox castings have\nbeen made ... yet",
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          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of maybe."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-MB.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fa/En-au-MB.ogg/En-au-MB.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/En-au-MB.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "adverb",
        "interjection"
      ],
      "word": "mb"
    }
  ],
  "word": "MB"
}

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