Bim
noun
a native or inhabitant of Barbados
Bim
1 British
/ bɪm /
noun
BIM
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of Bim
C19: of unknown origin
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It was a family deeply in love with the theatre - with her mother, Bim Scales, a former actor who'd given it all up for marriage and children.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
All councillors voted unanimously in favour of the council to meet Bim Afolami, the economic secretary to the Treasury.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023
“Hotness is not just how they’re drawn — it’s all these other things that come together,” replied the writer Bim Adewunmi, a former host of the crush-centric podcast Thirst Aid Kit.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2021
In 1965 he married the former German Baroness Sigrid Rüdt von Collenberg, known as Bim.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2020
Mr. Cherry Bim, a citizen of the world, and an adventurer at large, was an optimist to his finger-tips.
From The Book of All-Power by Edgar Wallace
She stands out from the grittier denizens of Iron City, with her fine clothes and a forehead gem which looks distractingly like a BIM mark from the trash classic The Apple.
From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2019
Intriguingly, they found that in the activated myofibroblasts driving scleroderma, the mitochondria—the powerhouses of the cell—are loaded with an apoptosis-triggering protein called BIM.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2017
In what has become a battle of conflicting science, BIM has produced its own reports saying its plan is safe.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2013
BIM says there is surging global demand - particularly in growth economies like China and India - but that Ireland is way behind.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2013
Fish processor Cathal Groonell says his company will not benefit but welcomes the 500 jobs BIM promises in an area ravaged by emigration and recession.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2013
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