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Beamer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈbimɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈbiːmə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Clipping of BMW or IBM + -er.

Meanings

1. (slang) A BMW car or motorcycle.
   • Could've got the Beamer. I ain't really want it.[…]Man, I should've got the Lex. Dropped the top on em, I ain't wanna flex. Would've hit your girl, I ain't want the sex. 2013 June 12, “Shoulda Woulda” (track 16), in Project Baby, performed by Kodak Black:
   • Some people might like to get a train to work / Or drive in, in a Beamer or a Merc 2005, “London Underground”, performed by Amateur Transplants:
2. (slang) An employee of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
   • Okay a few days have passed and the Beamers had chance to answer. 2000 August 24, Eugene Miya, “Re: Offtopic--the IBM Watson's as bosses?”, in comp.sys.super (Usenet):
   • "What do you mean by a 'Double Beamer'? I asked.//With a grin, he replied, "An IBM Employee driving a BMW." 2012 April 12, “"Laughter, the Best Medicine @Work"”, in "Editors of Reader's Digest, editors, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
   • If those Beamers werent such assholes then Microsoft would've continued the partnership. 1995 August 27, Bill Campbell, “Re: Ask yourself these before you choosing a 32bit OS...”, in alt.2600 (Usenet):
   • Thanks to IBM's departure, housing can't sell for the high numbers that only the Beamers could afford... not the majority. 2003 January 14, Shawangunk, “Re: Kingston, NY - Web Designer Wanted”, in alt.culture.ny-upstate (Usenet):

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