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Auntie Beeb

Auntie Beeb proper noun: the BBC.

Proper noun

Auntie Beeb

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, affectionate nickname) The BBC.
    • The producers reluctantly agreed to this. It seems that the Armed Forces virility image can not extend to a stand up debate with Auntie Beeb: and it remains to be seen what kind of fools they make of themselves if they use their "right of reply".1971 August 13, “MoD try to gag programme”, in Peace News, number 1832, page 4
    • It sometimes happened that if a programme under-ran, or if there was a bit of a gap between programmes, dear old Auntie Beeb would play a gramophone record of church bells. It was comforting to know that the Good Lord was filling in for a minute or two.1989, Johnny Morris, There's Lovely: An Autobiography, page 72
    Synonyms:
    Beeb, Auntie

Synonyms of Auntie Beeb

Questions about Auntie Beeb

What does Auntie Beeb mean?
Auntie Beeb means the BBC.
What part of speech is Auntie Beeb?
Auntie Beeb is a proper noun.

Words near Auntie Beeb in the dictionary

  1. aunthood
  2. aunticide
  3. auntie
  4. auntie arm
  5. auntie arms
  6. Auntie Beeb
  7. Auntie Flo
  8. auntied
  9. auntient
  10. auntienter
  11. auntientest

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