Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Brinell hardness number
  • abbreviation halfback

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  • abbreviation hard black (describing a pencil that makes lighter marks than a grade B, but darker marks than a grade H pencil.)
  • abbreviation hot babe, target of seduction by pickup artists. Usually followed by a number in the 1-10 scale of physical beauty, from HB7 to HB10.

Etymologies

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Abbreviation of Hansestadt Bremen (Hanseatic city of Bremen). Those letters are used on the plates of the cars registered in Bremen. They are also used informally in emails or texts.

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  • spotted as 'happy birthday'.

    from the tweet examples, it also means hardboiled for eggs.

    May 16, 2017