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BBC en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of British-born Chinese.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Abbreviation of bromobenzyl cyanide.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable, vulgar) Initialism of big black cock.
    • She on my TV screen; I’m talking DVD / British bitches love my cock; I’m talking BBC 2014, ScHoolboy Q, “Californication”, in Oxymoron:
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward of Real Madrid between 2013 and 2018.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of bumper to back of cab.
    • As the day cab was now longer in its BBC (Bumper to Back of Cab) measurement than the old SP3, ERF had to rethink the cab release mechanism, which used to be at the rear of the day cab and in the seat base of the sleeper. 2015 September 3, Patrick W. Dyer, ERF B C, CP & E-Series at Work, Fox Chapel Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 180:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
BBCs Number=Plur lexicographic
B.B.C. alternative, dated, rare lexicographic

Coordinates

MSN · BWC · queen of spades (sense 3)

wikidata: Q425589

Source: en.wiktionary, “BBC” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

BBC en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, qualifier:preceded by “the”) Initialism of British Broadcasting Corporation.
    • This programme was made by the BBC.
    • DCI Tom Barnaby: Who is the new boy, Miss Cuttle? May Cuttle: Christopher Wainwright. Used to work for the BBC, poor soul. 1998 May 6, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Death in Disguise”, in Midsomer Murders:
    • The BBC is seeking a swift resolution after Twitter branded it as “government funded media.” 2023 April 9, Sophie Tanno, “Twitter brands BBC a ‘government funded media’ organization”, in CNN:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Blades Business Crew: a football hooligan firm linked to Sheffield United F.C.
  3. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism) Initialism of Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation, a defunct Philippine television network active from 1973 to 1986.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
B.B.C. alternative, dated, rare lexicographic

Deriveds

BBCesque · BBC English

Synonyms

the Beeb · Auntie · Auntie Beeb

Translations (37)

ja ビー・ビー・シー (British Broadcasting Corporation) · hu BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · sv BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · es BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · mk Би́-би-си (British Broadcasting Corporation) · pl BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · ro BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · fa بیبیسی (British Broadcasting Corporation) · fr SBR (British Broadcasting Corporation) · pt BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · bg Би Би Си́ (British Broadcasting Corporation) · ar بِي بِي سِي (British Broadcasting Corporation) · nl BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · ru Би-би-си́ (British Broadcasting Corporation) · hi बीबीसी (British Broadcasting Corporation) · ko 비비시 (British Broadcasting Corporation) · fr BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · es CBR (British Broadcasting Corporation) · sh Би-би-си (British Broadcasting Corporation) · th บีบีซี (British Broadcasting Corporation) · pt CBR (British Broadcasting Corporation) · fi BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · sk BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · sl BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · my ဘီဘီစီ (British Broadcasting Corporation) · cs BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · de BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · km ប៊ីប៊ីស៊ី (British Broadcasting Corporation) · tr BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · it SBR (British Broadcasting Corporation) · it BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · nb BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · da BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · sh Bi-bi-si (British Broadcasting Corporation) · el Μπι Μπι Σι (British Broadcasting Corporation) · sh BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) · am ቢቢሲ (British Broadcasting Corporation)

wikidata: Q9531