"sb" meaning in English

See sb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: sb. [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} sb
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of so bad. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: so bad
    Sense id: en-sb-en-adj-ihIELJuC

Pronoun

Forms: sb. [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} sb
  1. Abbreviation of somebody. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: somebody Synonyms: s.o., so., so Translations (abbreviation of somebody in explanation): ngn (Danish), qqn (French), jmd. (German), qcn (Italian)
    Sense id: en-sb-en-pron-P5sja91k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 94
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          "sense": "abbreviation of somebody in explanation",
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