"B" Slang

betsy

Street

'Betsy' (or 'Old Betsy') is an affectionate nickname for a gun, treating a favored weapon as a companion; in some usage it also meant a fist.

betty

General

One of the oldest and best-known pieces of surf slang for a surfer girl or an attractive woman around the surf scene.

beur

General

The feminine form is 'beurette', though that word has been heavily appropriated and degraded online, so it carries baggage the masculine 'beur' does not.

beut

General

An affectionate or mocking word for an idiot. Also spelled 'beaut'.

bev

General

Any drink, often clipped in casual NYC speech.

bevvied

General

Drunk — comfortably tanked up rather than absolutely steaming. From 'bevvy', Scouse and wider Northern slang for an alcoholic drink (shortened from 'beverage'). 'Going for a bevvy' is the standard way to suggest a pint.

bevvy

General

As a verb or in 'on the bevvy', to go drinking.

bewdy

General

An exclamation of approval, a rendering of 'beauty'.

bex

General

Angry or annoyed; short, punchy form of 'vexed'.

beyond the black stump

General

An imaginary point beyond which the country is remote and uncivilised.

bezoomny

General

In Nadsat, bezoomny means mad, crazy, or insane. Source word: Russian 'bezumny' (безумный), literally 'mad' or 'senseless'.

bezzie

General

Your best friend. Shortened from 'best' with the classic Scouse '-ie' diminutive. Often doubled up as 'bezzie mate' for emphasis. Warm, unironic — this is the person you'd ring at 3am.

bezzum

General

A broom, traditionally made from bundled twigs; also 'buzzeem'.

bfe

General

The male-escort equivalent of GFE: the booking is dressed up as a relationship — attentive, affectionate, mutually engaged, often with date-style elements like dinner or a night out before anything physical. The client is paying for being wanted, not just serviced.

bff

Internet

Stands for "best friends forever," referring to a very close friend or the bond between them.

bffr

Internet

Initialism for 'be f***ing for real'. Deployed when someone says or does something so detached from reality that you need them to come back down. The polite-online way to tell a friend, an influencer, or a stranger to get a grip.

bfn

Internet

Stands for "bye for now," a casual goodbye implying you'll be back or in touch.

bg

General

A measurement of glucose in the blood, checked rapidly in altered or diabetic patients.

bhang

Street

An edible/drinkable cannabis preparation from South Asia, traditionally made into a spiced milk beverage.

bhuttu

General

A crude, unsophisticated or 'ghetto' person lacking manners or class. Also spelled butu.

bias

Pop

Used as a casual measure of loyalty — to 'have a bias' means you're locked in on one member specifically rather than stanning the whole group equally.

bias line

Internet

A fan's top few favorite members of a group, grouped together as their most-loved lineup. It sits between having a single bias and loving everyone equally.

bias list

Pop

A way to track and share who your favorites are, often posted as a graphic or template.

bias switch

Internet

The moment a fan's favorite member unexpectedly shifts to a different member of the same group. Often triggered by a bias wrecker.

bias wrecker

Pop

Used as a verb-ish compliment — to be 'wrecking' someone's bias means undermining their pick.

bible

General

The NEC — National Electrical Code, NFPA 70. The thick reference that dictates how every wire, box, breaker and bond gets installed in the US. Called the Bible because it's the final word in any argument and because inspectors quote chapter and verse. Updated on a three-year cycle.

biblethump

Gaming

A global Twitch emote spammed to show sadness, sympathy, or mock-crying.

bichote

General

A 'big shot' — someone important, moneyed, or powerful, and specifically a neighborhood drug boss in reggaeton. Feminine 'bichota' has become an anthem of female empowerment.

bicycle kick

General

A spectacular strike where a player throws their body backwards into the air and scissors their legs to volley the ball overhead.

bid

General

The stretch of time someone's serving. A short bid is a couple of years, a long bid is a decade-plus. Used the way civilians use 'sentence' but with a shrug built in.

bide

General

To live or reside; to stay. 'Whaur dae ye bide?' means 'where do you live?'.

biff

General

A soldier signed off sick or on light duties — often used with a sneer suggesting they're swinging the lead. A 'biff chit' is the medical note that gets you out of PT or stagging on. Calling someone a biff is calling them a malingerer.

bifter

General

A joint — a rolled cannabis cigarette. The word has spread well beyond Liverpool but stays heavily associated with Scouse and wider Northern English slang. Can occasionally mean a regular cigarette, but nine times out of ten it's the spliff.

big back

Internet

As a roast, it bluntly comments on someone's size, so tone and context matter.

big bag

Street

Used to describe ambition beyond small money.

big cheese

General

Someone who acts self-important or thinks highly of their own status.

big chicken dinner

General

A play on the initials BCD, meaning a Bad Conduct Discharge — one of the punitive discharges from military service.

big d

Street

What people who actually live in Dallas call Dallas. Drop the 'the' — outsiders say 'the Big D,' locals just say 'Big D.' Used in everything from radio drops to bumper stickers to civic branding.

big faces

Internet

Slang for $100 bills, referencing the enlarged portrait on the redesigned note.

big fly

General

A home run, prized as slang because the two words 'sing' together; often used for a dramatic long ball.

big mad

Street

Used mockingly when someone is upset over something petty.

big man ting

General

A seriousness marker. Slot it before or after a statement to say 'I'm not playing.' Doesn't mean what follows is mature — it means you're vouching for it on your honour.

big mood

Internet

A reaction declaring something is profoundly relatable — usually to an image of a raccoon eating from a bin, a cat falling off a shelf, or some other creature behaving exactly like you on a Tuesday. Bigger than 'mood', smaller than 'me to my core'.

big ones

Internet

Slang for big money, often thousands of dollars per unit.

big sick

General

Shorthand for a critically ill patient — the kind you clock from the doorway. Opposite of 'little sick' (the walking, talking, mildly miserable). Used in triage to separate the truly time-critical from the noise.

big up

Street

To praise, salute or give respect and recognition to a person or group.

big voice

General

The public-address loudspeaker system on a base, often used to broadcast alarms such as incoming fire.

big yikes

Internet

An amplified 'yikes' reserved for stuff that's not just awkward but full-body cringe — racist uncle Facebook post, marriage proposal turned down on camera, that kind of energy. Said with a wince, usually accompanied by an exhale.