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BL en · ADJ · etymology 1

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(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of breechloading.
alt of breechloading

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(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of breechloader.
alt of breechloader
- B.L. cartridges have lubricators choked inside the cartridges of 40-pr. and lower natures. 1879, War Office, Manual of Siege and Garrison Artillery Exercises, page 37:
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of boylover.
alt of boylover
- I was able to explain to him the many benefits accruing to a boy befriended by a BL, such as educational, recreational, and material benefits, as well as the happiness of being truly cared for by someone who can be a guide, mentor, confidante, and 'buddy'. 1984 February 4, “Time On Boylove”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4:
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of boylove.
alt of boylove
- I am able to say this with some degree of assurance because the principal writer on the project flew up here specifically to discuss the philosophy of BL with me. He did not come to discuss the alleged transgressions of outmoded and archaic laws, because, he said, he already had all that from police and court records. 1984 February 4, “Time On Boylove”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4:
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Burkitt's lymphoma.
alt of Burkitt's lymphoma

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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of British Leyland.
alt of British Leyland

From Japanese BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), from ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), from English boys + love.

(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of boys' love (“yaoi media”).
alt of boys' love