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Babs

American  
[babz] / bæbz /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Barbara.


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Babs, the head of the millworkers’ union, is tiring of the fight.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

He played his first gig in the Bronx, N.Y., at age 14, and five years later he was hired as a sideman on his first recording session, accompanying bebop vocalist Babs Gonzales in 1949.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Parry-Thomas attempted to reclaim the record two months later but died after Babs rolled at high speed.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

What inspired such a complicated antihero as Babs Dionne?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2025

There’s a long pause, and then Babs adds, “I’m glad you’re here. Both of you.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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