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BB

[ bee-bee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a size of shot, 0.18 inch (0.46 centimeter) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
Also called BB shot. shot of this size.

a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than BBB and higher than B.

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Origin of BB¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Not long ago, a whole host of artists were plowing these fields—Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Johnny Winter.

Most will probably mention B.B. King, who turns 88 this month.

For its latest Music Project campaign, Saint Laurent tapped music legends B.B. King, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

I met Lifted Crew when they were my backup band at a show that I did at B.B. King's.

“My thing was: Just learn to play like B.B. and T-Bone,” Guy told me.

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