What does "babylon" mean?
A female breast.
Babylon
/ˈbæb.ɪ.lɒn/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A female breast.
- Grammar: babylon is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: ancient city, ancient mesopotamian city, babel, babels.
- Useful contrasts: humble city, modern city, rural village.
- Usage evidence: He is also credited with banishing all the snakes from Ireland, and it is to this accomplishment that I would like to share this allegory and join with St. Patrick in banishing the snakes from all of Babylon, everywhere.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female breast. UK, countable, slang
Proper Noun
- 1 An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates. historical
"Standing afarre off for the feare of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie Babylon, that mighty citie: for in one houre is thy iudgement come."
- 2 A governate in Iraq.
- 3 Any city of great wealth, luxury and vice.
"Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres."
- 4 Western civilization, seen as corrupt and materialistic, and contrasted with Zion. Rastafari
- 5 The police. Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English
"When I was the first officer on the scene at a nightclub brawl, I was picked up by the throat and strangled by a huge Rastafarian who was trying to kill me. I was losing consciousness when Marlon told him to let me go. I remember him saying, ‘She’s alright for Babylon. Put her down.’ He dropped me and I ran to the station with massive bruises around my neck."
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- 6 An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
- 7 A town and village therein, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
humble citymodern cityrural villagesimple city
Example
"He is also credited with banishing all the snakes from Ireland, and it is to this accomplishment that I would like to share this allegory and join with St. Patrick in banishing the snakes from all of Babylon, everywhere."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "babylon"?
Common synonyms include: ancient city, ancient mesopotamian city, babel, babels, babylons, biblical symbol.
How do you use "babylon" in a sentence?
He is also credited with banishing all the snakes from Ireland, and it is to this accomplishment that I would like to share this allegory and join with St. Patrick in banishing the snakes from all of Babylon, everywhere.
How do you pronounce "babylon"?
Pronounced /ˈbæb.ɪ.lɒn/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Partially inherited from Old English Babilōn/Babȳlōn, partially from Latin Babylōn, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse. Doublet of Babel.
Etymology 2
Instantiation of Babylon, popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen in his satirical television show Da Ali G Show (2000–2004).