B

n

American

a friend, peer. The abbreviation of buddy and/or bro(ther) is used as a greeting between males, particularly in black street usage.

Hey B, how're they hangin?

Compare G.B.A.

n

American

a troublesome, violent or antisocial per-son. An abbreviation of badass or 'bad attitude'. The letters were used as the ini-tials of the surly black hero 'B.A. Baracas' played by Mr T in the US television series The A-Team in the 1980s.