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>>  > > BB brain: according to Partridge's dictionary of slang and colloquial
>>  > > English, "BB" (from "British Blue") used to mean a bluejacket, ie a
>>  > > sailor of the Royal Navy. He dates it to early 20th century, but it was
>>  > > not in use in the RN in the 1950s.  The only other meaning of BB that I
>>  > > know of is Ball Bearing, but Partridge gives other slang meanings.
>>  > 
>>  > In France, BB means Brigitte Bardot ;-)
>>  
>>  I've come accross BB as an abbreviation for Benjamin Britten.
>  
>You must be joking.  BB is an abbreviation for Barnum and Bailey.

A BB is a small (3 mm diameter or so) copper-coated steel sphere, fired as
a projectile from rifles popular among young males in the US. The usual
source of propulsion is either a spring or compressed-air. Fired from a
"BB gun," a BB will not usually penetrate the skin of a person (although
it can cause blindness if it hits an eye).

I have always thought that "BB brain" signified that a person's brain was
no larger than a BB.

Miles Abernathy, miles@mail.utexas.edu, http://klingon.util.utexas.edu/