Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beeb

/biːb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: beeb
IPA: /biːb/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The BBC.

British usage; Informal

noun

A BBC Micro (British home computer).

Informal

Example Sentences

"The BBC Micro (alias the Beeb) is still quite a deluxe machine, with better high-resolution color graphics than any of its competitors."
"I'm trying to connect an old 2400 modem to my Beeb. I've got the pin-outs for the RS423 and have connected them to the five pins of the RS232. But it still doesn't work."
"I have someone wanting to take Beebs and Masters out to Romania for use in schools out there. So if you have one or more, including monitors and if you could somehow or other get them to Norwich, do please let me know."

Etymology

Clipping of BBC; possibly popularised by Peter Sellers, who is said to have called the corporation the Beeb Beeb Ceeb on The Goon Show in the 1950s.

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

the Beeb (canonical) Beebs (plural)

Synonyms

Auntie Auntie Beeb

Rhymes With

glebe dweeb grebe hebe shibe plebe seeb heeb reeb ephebe feeb keeb

Questions

How do you pronounce beeb?: The recorded pronunciation is /biːb/.
What does beeb mean?: The BBC.
Where does beeb come from?: Clipping of BBC; possibly popularised by Peter Sellers, who is said to have called the corporation the Beeb Beeb Ceeb on The Goon Show in the 1950s.

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