BMW

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proper noun

A manufacturer of motor vehicles (Bayerische Motoren-Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)).

CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

BMW1

proper noun
  1. A manufacturer of motor vehicles (Bayerische Motoren-Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)).

    So BMW has conjured a tweener — a roomier hatchback on platform shoes, with standard all-wheel drive — to attract customers who crave the 3 Series’ performance but need more utility to close the deal.

    2014 February 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Get Your $50,000 Hatchback Here”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2014
nounBMW (plural BMWs)

plural BMWs

  1. A motor car manufactured by this company

    Synonyms: beamer, beemer, bimmer

  2. A motorcycle manufactured by this company

BMW2

nounBMW (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of biodegradable municipal waste.

BMW3

verbBMW (third-person singular simple present BMWs, present participle BMWing, simple past and past participle BMWed)

present singular third person BMWs · participle present BMWing · participle past BMWed · past BMWed

  1. abbreviationinitialismslangInitialism of bitch, moan, and whine.

BMW4

nounBMW (plural BMWs)

plural BMWs

  1. abbreviationinitialismslangInitialism of black man working (“a successful black male”).

    So for those brothers who are not yet a BMW, stay prayerful and positive until you become a fulltime black man working.

    2023, Curtis R. Johnson, Emotions of a Towntaker Poet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA motor car manufactured by this company

Also see

Origin

BMW · proper noun, noun

  1. GermanBayerische
  2. GermanMotoren
  3. GermanWerke
  4. GermanBMW
  5. EnglishBMW

Borrowed from German BMW, equivalent to an initialism of Bavarian Motor Works.

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BMW · noun

As a pun on the prestigious car brand.

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Translations

Arabic بِي إِم دَبُلْيُو, بِي إِم دَابُلْيُو
  • بِي إِم دَبُلْيُو (bī ʔem dabulyū)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • بِي إِم دَابُلْيُو (bī ʔem dābulyū)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Bulgarian БМВ
  • БМВ (BMV)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Chinese Cantonese 寶馬 /宝马
  • 寶馬 /宝马 (bou² maa⁵)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Chinese Mandarin 寶馬 /宝马
  • 寶馬 /宝马 (Bǎomǎ)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Dutch BMW
  • BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Estonian bemari, bemm
  • bemaricolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • bemmcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Finnish bemari, bemmi
  • bemaricolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • bemmicolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
French BMW
  • BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
German BMW
  • BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Greek Μπε-Εμ-Βε
  • Μπε-Εμ-Βε (Be-Em-Ve)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Italian BMW
  • BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Japanese ビー・エム・ダブリュー
  • ビー・エム・ダブリュー (bī-emu-daburyū)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Korean 베엠베, 비엠더블유
  • 베엠베 (be-em-be)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • 비엠더블유 (bi-em-deobeuryu)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Persian بموه
  • بموه (bemve)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Polish BMW
  • BMWcolloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Russian Бэ-Эм-Вэ́, БМВ
  • Бэ-Эм-Вэ́ (Bɛ-Em-Vɛ́)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • БМВ (BMV)colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
Cite this entry
APA

BMW. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BMW

MLA

“BMW.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BMW. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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