bb

«bb» in Mova's school dictionary: a small round metal pellet fired from an air gun called a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

abbreviation (BB, bb)

meaning for a pupil

1) (USA) A BB is a small round metal pellet fired from an air gun called a BB gun. tree →

2) (texting, slang) «bb» is short for «baby», a pet name, or for «bye bye». tree →

3) (school, pencils) On pencils, BB means very soft and dark (more B means softer). tree →

4) (other uses) BB can stand for many things, like «bed and breakfast» in some ads, or Big Brother. tree →

sense in the lessons

Not a real word but letters. Safety: BB guns can injure eyes and are not toys; children should never point one at anyone. In texts and gaming chat, «bb» means bye bye or babe. Art lessons mention 2B, BB and HB pencils.

examples

• My uncle keeps his BB gun locked in a cupboard. tree →
• A BB can hurt someone's eye, so never aim at people. tree →
• "gtg bb" means "got to go, bye bye". tree →
• The art teacher gave us soft BB pencils for shading. tree →
• He texted "miss you bb" to his girlfriend. tree →

note

Always say the letters separately: bee-bee. Usually written in capitals except in texting. Do not use «bb» in school writing; write «bye» or «baby» in full.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bb» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.