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Beeb

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noun \ˈbēb\

Definition of Beeb

    the Beeb

    British, informal

    British, informal

    1. :  the British Broadcasting Corporation We didn't come to London from the provinces encumbered with [Monty] Python and knowing no one at the Beeb. — Michael Palin

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    1967

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