BBC English

noun

1. Received Pronunciation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of BBC English¹

First recorded in 1925–30; use of the abbreviation for British Broadcasting Corporation ( def. )

Example Sentences

In conversations through the messaging app Signal the fluent English-speaking criminals told the BBC English is not their first language and claimed they hired people to make the calls.

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He told the BBC English Heritage had "dismissed the warnings and concerns" of people working at the castle site and of heritage campaigners.

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Jule said, smiling, returning to the BBC English accent, her back against the door of her room.

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Jule’s own speech was clipped, what the British call BBC English.

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"But due to the history of skin-colour discrimination, the technique is inevitably most sensitive when it appears to be penalising some accented black speakers for failing to deliver their contributions in what used to be called the Queen's or BBC English."

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