ba

plural bas

1. Egyptianhuman sciencesA being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.

   But the Ba, I remembered, could be seen as the mistress of your heart and might or might not decide to speak to you, just as the heart cannot always forgive.

   1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings

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   Any ordinary person who has ever floated out of his body during a nap knows what a Ba is, but unfortunately the dogmas of our materialistic culture constrain the person to ignore and repress his experience.

   1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 220

plural bas

1. colloquialsingular normallyFather, baba.

alternative ba'

1. historicalsingular normallyuncountableA medieval football game played in parts of Scotland around Christmas and New Year.

   The townsmen played ba often and clearly knew what they were doing.

   2011, Alistair Moffat, The Borders

plural bas

1. abbreviationsingular normallyAbbreviation of bathroom.

   2 beds, 1 ba

alternative bah

1. ManglishSinglishsingular normallyUsed to indicate a tentative suggestion.

   I think you should go see a doctor ba.

2. ManglishSinglishsingular normallyUsed to indicate confident speculation.

   rich pple in here... 15" Conti for 800? thats a little steep... same class as ps4s? / 18" tires about 600 to 750 bah...

   2024 June 7, Vegas, “Planning to get new Rims & Tyres”, in MyCarForum, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2024

plural BAs · alternative B.A.

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Bachelor of Arts.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of business analyst.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of breast augmentation.
4. InternetabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablesecurityInitialism of Basic Authentication.
5. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of bathroom.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of bongkrek acid.
7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of breathing apparatus.

alternative B.A.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of British Airways.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Buenos Aires: a province of Argentina.
3. abbreviationinitialismoverprint on British stampsInitialism of British Administration (usually followed by a place name).
4. abbreviationAbbreviation of Bali: a province of Indonesia.
5. abbreviationAbbreviation of Bahia: a state of Brazil.

comparative more BA · superlative most BA · alternative B.A.

1. abbreviationeuphemisticinitialismInitialism of badass.

1. A province of Fiji. Capital: Lautoka.

plural Bas

1. JapanabbreviationentertainmentAbbreviation of bass guitar (of a rock band)