bl

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of blood

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of British Leyland.

plural BLs

1. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of breechloader.

   B.L. cartridges have lubricators choked inside the cartridges of 40-pr. and lower natures.

   1879, War Office, Manual of Siege and Garrison Artillery Exercises, page 37

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of boylover.

   I was able to explain to him the many benefits accruing to a boy befriended by a BL, such as educational, recreational, and material benefits, as well as the happiness of being truly cared for by someone who can be a guide, mentor, confidante, and 'buddy'.

   1984 February 4, “Time On Boylove”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4

3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of boylove.

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   I am able to say this with some degree of assurance because the principal writer on the project flew up here specifically to discuss the philosophy of BL with me. He did not come to discuss the alleged transgressions of outmoded and archaic laws, because, he said, he already had all that from police and court records.

   1984 February 4, “Time On Boylove”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4

4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of Burkitt's lymphoma.

1. UKabbreviationinitialismnot comparablegovernmentInitialism of breechloading.

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of boys' love (“yaoi media”).