bev

plural bevs

1. IrelandUKabbreviationclippingslangClipping of beverage; especially, an alcoholic beverage.

   Spirits & dist. alcoholic bevs

   2005, Anneke Jessen, Christopher Vignoles, Jamaica: Trade, Integration and the Quest for Growth, page 11

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   The body typically takes an hour to process one standard drink. If you drink fast or chug your bevs, your body doesn't have the time it needs to do this, resulting in a buildup of alcohol in your bloodstream and a higher BAC.

   2021 May 19, Adrienne Santos-Longhurst, “How to Drink Without Getting Drunk”, in Healthline, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2022

   Now, the bar on Dorsey Street has launched a cheap drinks deal on Friday nights, with some of its most popular bevs priced at less than a fiver.

   2022 December 6, Jenna Campbell, “Bar that launched crowdfunder to save business from closure selling drinks for £2.50”, in Manchester Evening News, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022

   Well, get ready to add even more yuletide bevs to your list of go-to sips, because Shake Shack's holiday 2022 milkshake flavors are serving up three delicious sips that are sweeter than sugar plums.

   2022 December 22, Jillian Giandurco, “The Circle's Yu Ling Wu Named This Shake Shack Holiday Flavor Her Fave”, in Elite Daily, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2023

plural BeVs

1. USabbreviationinitialismnatural sciencesInitialism of billion electron volt, 10⁹ eV. A unit used for measuring the energy of subatomic particles.

   Synonyms: GeV

plural Bevs

1. A diminutive of the female given names Beverly and Beverley.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Black English Vernacular.

   Every step that we take in approaching the black English vernacular will be influenced by our fundamental attitude to the question: how different is BEV from other dialects of English?

   1972, William Labov, Language in the Inner City: Studies in the Black English Vernacular

plural BEVs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of battery electric vehicle.

   There are no currently available technologies which can provide all of the energy required for the life of a BEV car.

   2014, Nicolae Sfetcu, The Car Show