BEM
See also: bem
English
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
Acronym of bug-eyed monster.
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Noun
BEM (plural BEMs)
- (science fiction, fandom slang, often derogatory) A stock character in science fiction; a grotesque creature, often an extraterrestrial, that menaces the protagonists.
- 1940 November, Farrell, Parmer, “The Reader Speaks”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 18, number 2, page 120:
- Incidentally, Mr. Bergey, the BEM's on your latest smear have extremely jovial expressions on their pans to be as tough a bunch of eggs as Friend made them out.
- 1997, Miles, Lawrence, Alien Bodies, →ISBN, page 89:
- This is my first time in active BEM service. They've never let me near the Bugs before.
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Derived terms
References
- “BEM” in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford University Press, 2007, →ISBN, pages 14–15.
- BEM n. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project
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