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Bim

¹ British

/ bɪm /

noun

informal a native or inhabitant of Barbados

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BIM ² British

abbreviation

British Institute of Management

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Etymology

Origin of Bim

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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It was a family deeply in love with the theatre - with her mother, Bim Scales, a former actor who'd given it all up for marriage and children.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

The departures triggered a wave of resignations by junior Tories, among them Bim Afolami, who quit as vice-chair of the party live on TV, Solicitor General Alex Chalk, and four ministerial aides.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022

“Hotness is not just how they’re drawn — it’s all these other things that come together,” replied the writer Bim Adewunmi, a former host of the crush-centric podcast Thirst Aid Kit.

From New York Times • May 7, 2021

In 1965 he married the former German Baroness Sigrid Rüdt von Collenberg, known as Bim.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2020

Last but one came Cherry Bim, a '45 in each hand.

From The Book of All-Power by Wallace, Edgar

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