beamerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Clipping of BMW or IBM +‎ -er.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbiːmə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈbimɚ/
• 韻: -iːmə(ɹ)

名詞

Beamer (plural Beamers)

1. (slang) A BMW car or motorcycle.
   • 2005, “London Underground”, performed by Amateur Transplants:

     Some people might like to get a train to work / Or drive in, in a Beamer or a Merc

   • 2013 June 12, “Shoulda Woulda” (track 16), in Project Baby‎, performed by Kodak Black:

     Could've got the Beamer. I ain't really want it. […] Man, I should've got the Lex. Dropped the top on em, I ain't wanna flex. Would've hit your girl, I ain't want the sex.

2. (slang) An employee of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
   • 1995 August 27, Bill Campbell, “Re: Ask yourself these before you choosing a 32bit OS...”, in alt.2600‎ (Usenet):

     If those Beamers werent such assholes then Microsoft would've continued the partnership.

   • 2000 August 24, Eugene Miya, “Re: Offtopic--the IBM Watson's as bosses?”, in comp.sys.super‎ (Usenet):

     Okay a few days have passed and the Beamers had chance to answer.

   • 2003 January 14, Shawangunk, “Re: Kingston, NY - Web Designer Wanted”, in alt.culture.ny-upstate‎ (Usenet):

     Thanks to IBM's departure, housing can't sell for the high numbers that only the Beamers could afford... not the majority.

   • 2012 April 12, “"Laughter, the Best Medicine @Work"”, in "Editors of Reader's Digest, editors, (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:

     "What do you mean by a 'Double Beamer'? I asked.//With a grin, he replied, "An IBM Employee driving a BMW."

アナグラム

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