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BM
noun [C] (EXCRETION) /ˌbiːˈem/ USDefinition
› abbreviation for bowel movementExcrement and its excretion
(Definition of BM noun (EXCRETION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be caught/taken short idiom
- bowel movement noun
- call of nature idiom
- cowpat noun
- crap noun (SOLID WASTE)
- crap verb
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- excrete verb
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