Meaning of Bess | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
2. Initialism of Basic Enlisted Submarine School.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Initialism of biportal endoscopic spine surgery.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
4. A term applied to a fellow gay man, usually preceding an admonition.
   slang
5. Initialism of Balloon-borne Experiment with Superconducting Spectrometer.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

Examples

“Come hither Beſſe, and let me kiſſe my Boy: […]”

“"Jack, couldn't you call me Bette again? You know how much I hate Bess. I don't know what's happened; you've been calling me Bette since we came to California and now, suddenly, you're calling me Bess." There's a long silence. Dad's still up on his knees; I'm driving along Sepulveda Boulevard toward Olympic. "Well, Bette, I married you as Bess and I've always liked that name. It's a name you don't hear very often; it's a strong name like you. Every time I call you Bette I'm afraid somebody else might answer."”

“Listen here, Bess.”

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