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BEMs

BEMs is the plural of BEM.

Meaning of BEM

Noun

BEM (plural BEMs)

  1. (derogatory, often, slang) A stock character in science fiction; a grotesque creature, often an extraterrestrial, that menaces the protagonists.
    • Incidentally, Mr. Bergey, the BEM's on your latest smear have extremely jovial expressions on their pans to be as tough a bunch of eggs as Friend made them out.1940 November, Parmer Farrell, “The Reader Speaks”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 18, number 2, page 120

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Questions about BEMs

What is BEMs the plural of?
BEMs is the plural of BEM.

Words near BEMs in the dictionary

  1. bempedoic acid
  2. Bemposa
  3. Bempton
  4. Bemrose
  5. Bemroses
  6. BEMs
  7. BEMT
  8. BEMU
  9. bemud
  10. bemudded
  11. bemuddied

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