BCG

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A form of birth control glasses — The brown-framed prescription eyeglasses issued to new recruits in the U.S. military, or similar glasses issued to inmates at certain state or federal prisons, and perceived as notoriously unattractive.

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Meanings

nounBCG pl (plural only)
  1. USabbreviationinitialismpluralplural onlyslanggovernmentInitialism of birth control glasses, US military or prison issued eyeglasses, often regarded as ugly.

    Synonyms: BCGs

nounBCG (plural BCGs)

plural BCGs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (“Bacille Calmette-Guérin”), a vaccine for tuberculosis developed by Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin.
  2. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of brightest cluster galaxy.
  3. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of blue compact galaxy.

    Synonyms: BCD

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Boston Consulting Group, a large US management consulting firm.

    BCG's role was more extensive than it had publicly described, according to people familiar with the project[…].

    2025 July 5, Stephen Foley, “BCG modelled relocation plan for Palestinians”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
birth control glasses

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 卡介苗
  • 卡介苗 (kǎjièmiáo)bacillus of Calmette and Guérin
Finnish Calmette-rokote
  • Calmette-rokotebacillus of Calmette and Guérin
French BCG
  • BCGbacillus of Calmette and Guérin
Indonesian BCG
  • BCGbacillus of Calmette and Guérin
Russian БЦЖ
  • БЦЖ (BCŽ)bacillus of Calmette and Guérin
Spanish BCG
  • BCGbacillus of Calmette and Guérin
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“BCG.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BCG. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BCG,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BCG.

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