Meaning of Beamer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A gymnast proficient with or specializing in the balance beam.
   slang
2. A ball, presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does not bounce, but reaches the batsman above the waist.
3. Alternative letter-case form of Beamer (“BMW”).
   alt-of
4. A BMW car or motorcycle.
   slang
5. A projector.
6. An employee of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
   slang
7. A device that projects or transmits matter, information, or energy.
8. A big smile.
   informal

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Examples

“The plan can be projected on to a white board, […] or by using a beamer (data projector).”

“For several days he went about his charge with disgust, trying everything he could to avoid the stench of rotting vegetation and of human feces, which was overpowering even as it all burned under the plasma from his beamer.”

“Get your pre-smile working, move toward him, shake hands, glue eyes […] and then launch your beamer, a big, toothy (uppers and lowers showing) grin.”

“Some people might like to get a train to work / Or drive in, in a Beamer or a Merc”

“Could've got the Beamer. I ain't really want it.[…]Man, I should've got the Lex. Dropped the top on em, I ain't wanna flex. Would've hit your girl, I ain't want the sex.”

“If those Beamers werent such assholes then Microsoft would've continued the partnership.”

“Okay a few days have passed and the Beamers had chance to answer.”

“Thanks to IBM's departure, housing can't sell for the high numbers that only the Beamers could afford... not the majority.”

“"What do you mean by a 'Double Beamer'? I asked.//With a grin, he replied, "An IBM Employee driving a BMW."”

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