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S.B.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Bachelor of Science.


S.B.

2

abbreviation for

  1. South Britain (England and Wales).

Sb

3
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. antimony.

sb.

4

abbreviation for

  1. substantive.

SB

5

abbreviation for

  1. U.S. Government. Senate Bill.

s.b.

6

abbreviation for

  1. Baseball. stolen base; stolen bases.

sb

1

the internet domain name for

  1. Solomon Islands
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sb.

2

abbreviation for

  1. substantive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sb

3

the chemical symbol for

  1. antimony
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of S.B.1

From Latin Scientiae Baccalaureus

Origin of S.B.2

From the Late Latin word stibium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of S.B.1

from New Latin stibium
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Example Sentences

I emailed Robby Kalland, who previously covered the Hawks for three years with Score Atlanta, SB Nation, and Hawks.com.

SB Nation and their Swish Appeal site do a pretty bang-up job, as well.

The tragic fact is that rape can and does happen within marriages: once again, SB 967 does nothing to address that.

SB 967 is designed to make it clear that only “yes” means “yes.”

By one count, 20 industry lobbyists were in the halls trying to scuttle SB 962 as it came to a vote nine days later.

Both in the present passage and in the Pardoner's Prologue the verb to erme is used with the same sb., viz.

SB is the primitive radius of the club tooth wheel, but both primitive and real radius of the ratchet wheel.

I bid for him for bail; mainprise being a sb., and him a dative case.

If sarsinesshe can be taken as a sb., it may refer to sarsnet.

Morris has Reues; but his Glossary has: 'Reues, or reyes, sb.

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About This Word

What else does SB mean?

Short for snapback, SB is used on social media platform Snapchat for when you want a user to respond back to a snap, or “message.”

How is SB pronounced?

[ es-bee ]

Where does SB come from?

Appearing on Urban Dictionary in 2017, SB was born on Snapchat, the popular social media platform that launched in 2011. On the platform, users send snaps (short videos or photos) to one or more users. Not to be confused with a style of baseball hats, a snapback emerged as slang for a snap sent in response.

Younger Snapchatters will offer a TBH (to be honest) in exchange for an SB. This means if you snapback, the user will respond by divulging what they think about you, usually in the form of a self-esteem boosting compliment.

Snapchat itself encourages snapbacks through its Snapstreak feature. If you and another user respond to each other’s snaps within 24 hours over the course of 3 days, you are on a Snapstreak. Next to your fellow messenger’s name, you’ll see the fire emoji along with the number of days the streak has been going on. This incentivizes many users to keep the run alive through snapbacks.

In the world of sneakers, we should briefly note, the acronym SB is used by Nike for their Nike SB line of shoes, where it’s been short for skateboarding since 2002. In sports talk, SB can also stand for Super Bowl.

How is SB used in real life?

Given that the act of doing a snapback is specific to Snapchat, it’s perhaps not that surprising that SB is primarily found on the social media platform. Some people, however, aren’t huge fans of the sb for a tbh culture, finding it vain and attention-seeking, and they post their opinions about it on other social media platforms.

Note

This content is not meant to be a formal definition of this term. Rather, it is an informal summary that seeks to provide supplemental information and context important to know or keep in mind about the term’s history, meaning, and usage.

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