"babylon" meaning in English

See babylon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbæ.bɪ.lɒn/ [UK], /ˈbæb.ɪ.lɑn/ [US] Forms: babylons [plural]
Rhymes: -æbɪlɒn Etymology: Instantiation of Babylon, popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen in his satirical television show Da Ali G Show (2000–2004). Head templates: {{en-noun}} babylon (plural babylons)
  1. (UK, slang, countable) A female breast. Tags: UK, countable, slang

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female breast."
      ],
      "id": "en-babylon-en-noun-9voz4kZI",
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "breast",
          "breast"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, slang, countable) A female breast."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "countable",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæ.bɪ.lɒn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæb.ɪ.lɑn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æbɪlɒn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "babylon"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Instantiation of Babylon, popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen in his satirical television show Da Ali G Show (2000–2004).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "English nouns",
        "English slang",
        "English sound-symbolic terms",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/æbɪlɒn",
        "Rhymes:English/æbɪlɒn/3 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female breast."
      ],
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        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "breast",
          "breast"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, slang, countable) A female breast."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "countable",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæ.bɪ.lɒn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæb.ɪ.lɑn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æbɪlɒn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "babylon"
}

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