Meanings
bi1
- abbreviationclippingnot comparableslangClipping of bisexual.
I'm straight, but my oldest sister is bi.
Synonyms: AC/DC, ambisextrous, curious, flexible, Kinsey 3, open-minded, switch-hitting, versatile
- abbreviationclippingnot comparableslanguncommonClipping of bigender.
plural bis
- abbreviationclippingslangClipping of bisexual: A bisexual person.
For some reason, I'm feeling _very_ sensitive to bi-discrimination tonight. I'm really not trying to mock the points being made here, it's just that many of the same arguments can be turned around and used to describe the discrimination that bis face.
1991 October 10, Ken Jones, “Re: Bisexual privilege? (Was Re: Tom Robinson Concert”, in soc.motss (Usenet)Synonyms: bisexual, bisexual, switch hitter, fence sitter, fence-straddler
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BI4
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of business interruption.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of business informatics.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of business intelligence.
- PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismslanguncountableInitialism of bad influence.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of burning index.
- PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Bureau of Immigration.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nouna heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
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Origin
bi · noun
- Mandarin璧
- Englishbi
From Mandarin 璧 (bì).
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Dutch bi
- bibisexual
Finnish bi, bisse
- bibisexual
- bissebisexual
French bi
- bibisexual
German bi
- bibisexual
Italian bisex
- bisexbisexual
Japanese バイ
- バイ (bai)bisexual
Polish biseks
- biseksbisexual person
Portuguese gilete, bi
- giletebisexual
- bibisexual
Russian би
- би (bi)bisexual
Spanish bi
- bibisexual
Swedish bi
- bibisexual
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bi
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Cite this entry
bi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bi
“bi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bi.
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