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bism

bism noun: a devilish person.

Noun

bism (plural bisms)

  1. (Scotland) A devilish person.
    • Cheek back (verb): defensive strategy of a bism who has been reprimanded for errant behaviour.2011, Prism International, page 39
    • Just that you were a 'pair o' wee bisms.'2014, Andrew Glascoe, Nobody Knew She Was There, →ISBN, page 25

Forms of bism

pluralbisms

Questions about bism

What does bism mean?
Bism means a devilish person.
What part of speech is bism?
Bism is a noun.
What is the plural of bism?
The plural of bism is bisms.

Words near bism in the dictionary

  1. bisligand
  2. bisligands
  3. bislings
  4. Bislish
  5. bislongiquinolide
  6. bism
  7. bismanol
  8. bismar
  9. bismarck
  10. Bismarck Archipelago
  11. Bismarck boobook

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