BM

See also: bm, .bm, and bm.

Translingual

Symbol

BM

1. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Bermuda.

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English

Noun

BM (countable and uncountable, plural BMs)

1. (euphemistic) Initialism of bowel movement.

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2. Initialism of black metal.
   • 2000, "NivendE", black doom hybrids (on newsgroup alt.music.black-metal)

     They used to play Burzumesque BM, but moved on to a Doomy sound.

3. (video games) Initialism of bad manners. Behaviour which shows disrespect to an opponent.
   • 2014, Doug Hendrie, AmalgaNations: How Globalisation is Good:

     Fans know IdrA for his BM — Bad Manners.

4. (military, rocketry) Initialism of ballistic missile.
5. (uncountable, Malaysia) Initialism of Bahasa Melayu or initialism of Bahasa Malaysia.
   • 2017 July 3, “‘Medical grads with O Level need only take SPM BM’”, in The Star‎^[1], OCLC 456245673, archived from the original on 5 July 2017:

     Bahasa Melayu is the national language and the official language of the Federation, said Dr Noor Hisham. Therefore, one of the entry requirements  […] is a pass in BM subject at SPM level or equivalent.

   • 2018 July 14, Ibrahim Isa, quoting Maszlee Malik, “Education Ministry proposes weekly BM and English days”, in The New Straits Times‎^[2], OCLC 848189849, archived from the original on 3 January 2019:

      […] on “National Language Day”, Bahasa Malaysia will be used  […] Thursday will be made the day to use BM while Monday or Tuesday for English.

   • 2018 December 3, Natasha Joibi, quoting Kadir Jasin, “Kadir Jasin: Language proficiency important, Malay children's command of BM weak”, in The Star‎^[3], OCLC 456245673, archived from the original on 6 December 2018:

     The assumption that Malay children are already proficient in Bahasa Melayu (BM) upon entering Year One is incorrect  […] But while their command of English is strong, their BM is weak.

6. (broadcasting, uncountable) Initialism of beautiful music.
   • 1983, Television/Radio Age (volume 30, page 72)

     Life support for BM formats
     Robert M. Lowery acknowledges that beautiful music formats are in the decline […]

   • 1988, Donald F. Harvey, Strategic management and business policy (page 300)

     Practically every dentist or doctor's office carries a BM station.

Verb

BM (third-person singular simple present BMs, present participle BMing, simple past and past participle BMed)

1. (euphemistic) To have a bowel movement.
2. (video games) To use bad manners.

Anagrams

• M.B., MB, Mb

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Spanish

Proper noun

BM ?

1. Initialism of Banco Mundial (“World Bank”).

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Turkish

Proper noun

BM

1. Initialism of Birleşmiş Milletler. UN (United Nations)