beamer
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈbiːmər/
- Slang
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BMW
- Almost to my car now, still gripped by the past: a clown group making a quick turn around the deserted Stinson Beach parking lot, embarrassed hellos to me in passing, then all piling back to safety in the Beamer.
So the kid was left alone a lot with a Beamer, like a BMW, all the money he wants, big mansion.
- So the kid was left alone a lot with a Beamer, like a BMW, all the money he wants, big mansion.
Examples
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Well, somebody's gotta make the payments on your Beamer.
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An old socialist like you driving around in a Beamer.
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See, if you sell a share of my common stock, you can buy yourself a brand new Beamer, fully loaded.
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The tags were stolen off a Beamer three days ago.
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Where else would he get the dough for a new Beamer?
Fiction book (1996) -
So the kid was left alone a lot with a Beamer, like a BMW, all the money he wants, big mansion.
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You've got the limo tonight, or maybe you'd like us to rent you a Beamer.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hanging out the windows of Mary's stately old Beamer, a veritable gaggle of clowns.
Fiction book (2001) -
After saving for years, Jane finally bought her dream beamer, a sleek black BMW with all the latest features.
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He drove his beamer to the cricket match, where he was excited to watch his favorite team play.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word beamer began as a friendly name for BMW cars, where people turned BMW into a short -er 'nickname', so it means a BMW vehicle. A helpful way to remember the cricket meaning is to imagine a ball that 'beams' straight and high at the batsman, which is why a beamer in cricket is a dangerous full toss at head height.