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beamer

beamer

9 8.3
A BMW car or, in cricket, a ball bowled at head height without bouncing
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːmər/
  • Slang
: 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.

Examples

  • Well, somebody's gotta make the payments on your Beamer.

    Mini's First Time (2006)

  • An old socialist like you driving around in a Beamer.

    Radio Free Albemuth (2010)

  • See, if you sell a share of my common stock, you can buy yourself a brand new Beamer, fully loaded.

    Attack of the Sabretooth (2005)

  • The tags were stolen off a Beamer three days ago.

    End Game (2006)

  • 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.

    Film Courage

  • 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.

  • He drove his beamer to the cricket match, where he was excited to watch his favorite team play.

Surface Forms

beamer singular
beamers plural

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.