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BMW

name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B IY1 EH2 M D AH1 B AH0 L Y UW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A motor car manufactured by this company

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A motorcycle manufactured by this company

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of biodegradable municipal waste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang

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6

verb

Meaning 6

Initialism of bitch, moan, and whine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German BMW.

As a pun on the prestigious car brand.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِي إِم دَبُلْيُو (bī ʔem dabulyū) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Arabic: بِي إِم دَابُلْيُو (bī ʔem dābulyū) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Bulgarian: БМВ (BMV) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Chinese Cantonese: 寶馬 /宝马 (bou2 maa5) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Chinese: 米奶 (zh-min-nan) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寶馬 /宝马 (Bǎomǎ) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Dutch: BMW — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Estonian: bemari — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Estonian: bemm — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Finnish: bemari — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Finnish: bemmi — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • French: BMW — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Georgian: ბეემვე (beemve) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Georgian: ბიემდაბლიუ (biemdabliu) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • German: BMW — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Greek: Μπε-Εμ-Βε (Be-Em-Ve) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Italian: BMW — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Japanese: ビー・エム・ダブリュー (bī-emu-daburyū) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Korean: 베엠베 (be-em-be) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Korean: 비엠더블유 (bi-em-deobeuryu) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Macedonian: Бе-ем-ве (Be-em-ve) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Persian: بموه (bemve) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Russian: Бэ-Эм-Вэ́ (Bɛ-Em-Vɛ́) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"
  • Russian: БМВ (BMV) — colloquial names and pronunciations, apart from the romanised "BMW"