bm

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Builder's Old Measurement.

plural BMs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaerospaceInitialism of ballistic missile.
2. USabbreviationcountableinitialismslanguncountableInitialism of baby mama.

   We broke the story ... the melee was caught on video, and appears to show a group of people attacking Fetty [Wap]'s BM and her friends.

   2019 January 28, “Fetty Wap's Baby Mama Arrested After Fight for Telling Cop ... 'Suck My F***ing D***!!!'”, in TMZ

3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablevideo gamesInitialism of bad manners.

   Fans know IdrA for his BM — Bad Manners.

   2014, Doug Hendrie, AmalgaNations: How Globalisation Is Good

4. abbreviationinitialismuncountablebroadcastingInitialism of beautiful music.

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

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

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

   1983, Television/Radio Age, volume 30, page 72

5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of black male.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of black metal.

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

   2000, NivendE, “black doom hybrids”, in alt.music.black-metal (Usenet)

7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of body modification.
8. CanadaUSabbreviationcountableeuphemisticinitialismuncountableInitialism of bowel movement.

   Frequent involuntary urination. Frequent desire for B.M. but no result.

   1911, Journal of the National Medical Association

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   Mr. Jansen stated that he had a medium-sized, soft, formed, brown BM after breakfast today.

   2017, Sheila A. Sorrentino, Leighann N. Remmert, Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th edition, St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 424

9. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of Bachelor of Medicine.
10. USabbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of Bachelor of Music.
11. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of Boehringer-Mannheim, a test of blood glucose level using a glucosimeter.

1. MalaysiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of bahasa Melayu or bahasa Malaysia.

   […] 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 July 14, Ibrahim Isa, quoting Maszlee Malik, “Education Ministry proposes weekly BM and English days”, in The New Straits Times, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2019

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   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.

   2017 July 3, “‘Medical grads with O Level need only take SPM BM’”, in The Star, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2017

   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.

   2018 December 3, Natasha Joibi, quoting Kadir Jasin, “Kadir Jasin: Language proficiency important, Malay children's command of BM weak”, in The Star, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2018

2. abbreviationAbbreviation of British Museum.

present singular third person BMs · participle present BMing · participle past BMed · past BMed

1. euphemisticTo have a bowel movement.
2. video gamesTo have bad manners.