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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
BM
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
BM (countable and uncountable, plural BMs)
- (euphemistic) Initialism of bowel movement.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
- 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.
- 2000, "NivendE", black doom hybrids (on newsgroup alt.music.black-metal)
- Initialism of bad manners.
- (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.
- (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 […]
- Life support for BM formats
- 1988, Donald F. Harvey, Strategic management and business policy (page 300)
- Practically every dentist or doctor's office carries a BM station.
- 1983, Television/Radio Age (volume 30, page 72)
Verb[edit]
BM (third-person singular simple present BMs, present participle BMing, simple past and past participle BMed)
- (euphemistic) To have a bowel movement.
- (computer games) To use bad manners.
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Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
BM ?
- Initialism of Banco Mundial (“World Bank”).
Turkish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
BM
- Initialism of Birleşmiş Milletler. UN (United Nations)
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