hb

plural hbs

1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of homeboy.

   Lord if you can hear me fire my hbs so they always have time to play

   2026 April 13, @sauczsa, X (Twitter)

present singular third person hbs · participle present hbing · participle past hbed · past hbed

1. Alternative letter-case form of HB (“hard-block”).

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of hard black (describing a pencil that makes lighter marks than a grade B, but darker marks than a grade H pencil).

   Suresh [...] takes his HB pencil and ruler out of their metal tin.

   2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 15

plural HBs

1. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of horizontal branch.
2. abbreviationinitialismslanglifestyleInitialism of hot babe, someone pickup artists try to seduce. (Usually followed by a number in the 1-10 scale of physical beauty, e.g. HB10.)
3. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of home birth.
4. abbreviationinitialismoftengovernmentInitialism of house bill (“a bill proposed in or passed by a legislative house”) (Compare SB.)

   HB2

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   Utah has allowed for permitless open and concealed carry of weapons since 2021. But before the passage of HB 128, firearms had to be concealed when carried on college campuses.

   2025 September 14, Abené Clayton, “Utah campus open carry law under fresh scrutiny after Charlie Kirk shooting”, in The Guardian

5. abbreviationinitialismAmerican footballInitialism of halfback.
6. abbreviationinitialismgymnasticsInitialism of horizontal bar.
7. abbreviationinitialismgymnasticsInitialism of high bar.
8. abbreviationclippingClipping of HB pencil.
9. abbreviationinitialismgymnasticsInitialism of host broadcaster.

1. InternetabbreviationAbbreviation of happy birthday.

present singular third person HBs · participle present HBing · participle past HBed · past HBed · participle past HB'd · past HB'd

1. InternetabbreviationinitialismtransitiveInitialism of hard-block.

   i have a handful of moots that if they sb'd or hb'd me id genuinely be upset this app has ruined me huh

   2021 September 1, Jekyll (@rottingca9s), Twitter

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Hansestadt Bremen, the German city of Bremen; used on licence plates and informally in other contexts.

   Let's meet in HB tomorrow.