Bess

bess BESS béss Bëss English Etymology Variant of en Beth, a en Elizabeth 1. Pronunciation bĕs, en /bɛs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bess.wav Southern England en ɛs 1 Proper noun en female Elizabeth. V VI 172 2 Come hither Beſſe, and let me kiſſe my Boy: Edward IV referring to his wife, Elizabeth Woodville. en 1981 William Wharton William Wharton Dad 293 Knopf 0394510976 "Jack, couldn't you call me Bette again? You know how much I hate Bess. I don't know what's happened; you've been calling me Bette since we came to California and now, suddenly, you're calling me Bess."There's a long silence. Dad's still up on his knees; I'm driving along Sepulveda Boulevard toward Olympic."Well, Bette, I married you as Bess and I've always liked that name. It's a name you don't hear very often; it's a strong name like you. Every time I call you Bette I'm afraid somebody else might answer." en gay slang A term applied to a fellow gay man, usually preceding an admonition. en Listen here, Bess. Derived terms en Bessbrook en Bessie, en Bessy References A. F. Niemoeller, "A Glossary of Homosexual Slang," Fact 2, no. 1 (Jan-Feb 1965): 25 Anagrams en bess BSes b******ses SEbS SSBE ESBs en calculator words