English Explanatory Dictionary

Beeb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The BBC.
noun
  1. A BBC Micro (British home computer).

Pronunciation

/biːb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Beeb.wav

Word forms

Beeb the Beeb Beebs

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.

Synonyms

Auntie Auntie Beeb
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