Meaning of B-town | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Bollywood movie industry.
   India, slang
2. Brampton (city in Ontario).
   Canada, colloquial

Examples

“Bollywood is also very commonly known as both tinsel town and B-town, neither of which is listed in the dictionaries.”

“Indian studios provide media services to Western costumers, and foreign money has been poured into shared partnership studios working in the Mumbai film industry. ‘It’s Raining Dollars in B-Town’, trumpeted India Today headlines, and international involvement has only increased. In 2008, Danny Boyle’s cinematic adaptation of Slumdog Millionaire was shot in Bombay’s Dharavi slum and attracted worldwide attention.”

“just hanging out with @22wiggins in #Brampton at #policarobmwgrandopening. Just another day in B-Town #nbacanada”

“Hey #Brampton, thanks for all the love so many of you showed today. I meant to tweet this earlier but got busy. Many of u know I grew up in B-town so anytime I get a chance to report there, it really feels special.”

“The Baddies are coming to B-town?”

CEFR level