BEM
(in especially pulp science fiction) bug-eyed monster: an extraterrestrial being, especially one having a grotesque appearance.
BEM
1 American
[bem]
/ bɛm /
B.E.M.
2
American
abbreviation
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Bachelor of Engineering of Mines.
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British Empire Medal.
BEM
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of BEM
First recorded in 1955–60
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Other honours recipients from Cornwall include former naval gunner Godfrey Harrison, awarded a BEM for services to the community in Bude-Stratton.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
She said the BEM is "a great honour".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
Dara McAnulty's BEM comes after several years of environmental activism as well as prizes for his writing about the natural world.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2022
County Tyrone man Peter Dolan, whose teenage son Enda was killed by a drunk driver in 2014, is to receive a BEM.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2022
I say "Send them a letter postmarked Outer Space signed BEM saying we lost our own planet in a nova and will take over theirs two weeks from Tuesday."
From The Lost Kafoozalum by Pauline Ashwell
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