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bim

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An informal name for the island of Barbados or a person from there

noun

Slang

: Barbados (nombre informal de la isla)

That's what Bim said.

Examples

They call me Bim.

The Lost Weekend (1945)
Zim Zallah Bim!

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
You can call me Bim.

The Lost Weekend (1945)
Oswald Bim will fly in from California.

Fiction book (1990)
Listen, Bim.

The Lost Weekend (1945)
I'm going to send one copy to Bim, one to the doctor who loaned me his coat, and one to Nat.

The Lost Weekend (1945)
Zim Zallah Bim!

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Zim Zallah Bim!

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
(Bim) Birnam?

The Lost Weekend (1945)
Many tourists visit Barbados to experience the beauty of the island known informally as bim.

Synonyms

Barbados

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An island country in the eastern Caribbean

is a casual, informal name used instead of the formal country name

Barbadian

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Relating to Barbados or its people

is an informal, familiar name used for the island or its people

Surface Forms

bim singular

bims plural

Etymology

Bim is a friendly short name for Barbados that people on the island and abroad have used for a long time, probably first as a local nickname. That's why saying someone is from bim simply means they are from Barbados.