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BMW en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree German Bayerische German Motoren German Werke German BMWbor. English BMW Borrowed from German BMW.

Meanings

1. A motor car manufactured by this company
2. A motorcycle manufactured by this company

Forms

Synonyms

beamer (car) · beemer (car) · bimmer (car)

BMW en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree German Bayerische German Motoren German Werke German BMWbor. English BMW Borrowed from German BMW.

Meanings

1. A manufacturer of motor vehicles (Bayerische Motoren-Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)).
   • So BMW has conjured a tweener — a roomier hatchback on platform shoes, with standard all-wheel drive — to attract customers who crave the 3 Series’ performance but need more utility to close the deal. 2014 February 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Get Your $50,000 Hatchback Here”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2014:

Translations (24)

et bemm (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · el Μπε-Εμ-Βε (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ka ბიემდაბლიუ (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · it BMW (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · de BMW (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ru Бэ-Эм-Вэ́ (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · nan-hbl 米奶 (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · cmn 寶馬 /宝马 (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · fa بموه (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · fi bemari (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ru БМВ (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · yue 寶馬 /宝马 (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ar بِي إِم دَابُلْيُو (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · fr BMW (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ka ბეემვე (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ar بِي إِم دَبُلْيُو (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · bg БМВ (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ko 비엠더블유 (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ko 베엠베 (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · nl BMW (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · fi bemmi (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · et bemari (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · mk Бе-ем-ве (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW") · ja ビー・エム・ダブリュー (colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW")

BMW en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of biodegradable municipal waste.
   alt of biodegradable municipal waste

BMW en · VERB · etymology 3

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang) Initialism of bitch, moan, and whine.
   alt of and whine
   alt of bitch
   alt of moan

Forms

BMW en · NOUN · etymology 4

Etymology

As a pun on the prestigious car brand.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang) Initialism of black man working (“a successful black male”).
   alt of black man working
   • So for those brothers who are not yet a BMW, stay prayerful and positive until you become a fulltime black man working. 2023, Curtis R. Johnson, Emotions of a Towntaker Poet:

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