Meaning of HB | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Hansestadt Bremen, the German city of Bremen; used on licence plates and informally in other contexts.
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2. Initialism of horizontal branch.
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3. Initialism of hot babe, someone pickup artists try to seduce. (Usually followed by a number in the 1-10 scale of physical beauty, e.g. HB10.)
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4. Initialism of home birth.
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5. Initialism of house bill (“a bill proposed in or passed by a legislative house”) (Compare SB.)
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6. Initialism of halfback.
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7. Initialism of horizontal bar.
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8. Initialism of high bar.
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9. Clipping of HB pencil
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Equivalents

Examples

“Let's meet in HB tomorrow.”

“HB2”

“Utah has allowed for permitless open and concealed carry of weapons since 2021. But before the passage of HB 128, firearms had to be concealed when carried on college campuses.”

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