HB

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Proper noun

1. Initialism of Hansestadt Bremen The German city of Bremen. (Used on licence plates and informally in other contexts.)

   Let's meet in HB tomorrow.

Related terms

• HH: Hansestadt Hamburg (Hanseatic city of Hamburg)

Adjective

HB (not comparable)

1. hard black (describing a pencil that makes lighter marks than a grade B, but darker marks than a grade H pencil)

Noun

HB (plural HBs)

1. (stars) Initialism of horizontal branch
2. (slang, seduction community) A hot babe, someone pickup artists try to seduce. (Usually followed by a number in the 1-10 scale of physical beauty, e.g. HB10.)
3. (health) Initialism of homebirth
4. (legal, politics, often followed by a number) Initialism of house bill (Compare SB.)

   HB2

5. (American football) Initialism of halfback

Related terms

• (horizontal branch) AGB, BHB, TRGB, ZAHB

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