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Re: Admiralty ham,...

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From: Jimmie Aranda
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 00:00
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I think BB refers to the shot used in a BB gun.  It is very small
and thus refers to a very small brain.



In article <345EBAE5.56FC@calvanet.calvacom.fr>, mcft10@calvanet.calvacom.fr 
says...
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>John Davies wrote:
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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 meaning



>
>In France, BB means Brigitte Bardot ;-)
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Date: 1997/11/15
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