British Empire Medal

(science fiction, fandom slang, often derogatory) A stock character in science fiction; a grotesque creature, often an extraterrestrial, that menaces the protagonists.

An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.

plural of BEM

(fandom slang, art) Retro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.

A member of an African tribe inhabiting parts of Zambia, Zaire, Tanzania and Malawi.

The language of these people.

A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly. / Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.

(transitive) To confuse or bewilder. / (transitive, sometimes proscribed) To be amused, especially sardonically. / (archaic, humorous) To devote to the Muses.

(transitive) To moan or complain about (something). / (transitive, reflexive) To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.