See also: bv, bv., .bv, B/V, b. v., and b.v.

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BV

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Bouvet Island.
    Synonym: BVT (alpha-3)

English

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Noun

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BV (uncountable)

  1. (music) Initialism of backing vocals.
  2. Initialism of bacterial vaginosis.
  3. Abbreviation of blood volume.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of bekende Vlaming.

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Noun

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BV f or m (plural BV's, diminutive BV'tje n)

  1. (Belgium) a Flemish celebrity

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French

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Noun

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BV m (uncountable)

  1. (nautical) Alternative form of B/V
    Synonyms: B/V, B./V., B. V., B.V.

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Abbreviation of boca virgem (literally virgin mouth).

Noun

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BV m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, slang) the state of having never (romantically) kissed anyone's mouth

Adjective

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BV (invariable)

  1. (Brazil, slang, of a person) kissless, having never romantically kissed anyone

Etymology 2

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Abbreviation of bunda virgem (literally virgin ass). Came up as a joke with Etymology 1 as both words start with B.

Noun

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BV m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, slang, humorous) the state of having never done anal sex

Adjective

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BV (invariable)

  1. (Brazil, slang, humorous, of a person) having never done anal sex before

Further reading

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  • BV”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062024

Romanian

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Proper noun

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BV

  1. Abbreviation of Brașov, a county in Romania.