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Bess¹

  • /bɛs/

Rhymes with -ɛs

Where it comes from

Variant of Beth, a clipping of Elizabeth.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth. Come hither Beſſe, and let me kiſſe my Boy: […]
  2. slang A term applied to a fellow gay man, usually preceding an admonition. Listen here, Bess.

BESS²

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Basic Enlisted Submarine School
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Balloon-borne Experiment with Superconducting Spectrometer
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Battery Energy Storage System

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of biportal endoscopic spine surgery

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hib, cgs, osi, ocs, be, caribbean, would, wanna, beth, liz, lizzie, betsy, elizabeth, betty, elsa, elsie

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"Bess." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bess. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Bess. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bess

Chicago

"Bess." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bess.

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@misc{bess_2026,
  title = {Bess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bess},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}