name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of biportal endoscopic spine surgery. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.

   "Come hither Beſſe, and let me kiſſe my Boy: […]"

2. 2
   Initialism of Basic Enlisted Submarine School. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. 3
   A term applied to a fellow gay man, usually preceding an admonition. slang

   "Listen here, Bess."

4. 4
   Initialism of Balloon-borne Experiment with Superconducting Spectrometer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

More examples

"The butcher John shacked up with the cashier Bess."

Etymology

Variant of Beth, a clipping of Elizabeth.

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