verb Gaming Slang

Bm

/ˌbiːˈɛm/ · verb · slang

Bad Manners — disrespecting your opponent with taunts, emotes, or trash talk.

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Definitions

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Spamming dance emotes or chat messages specifically to provoke the loser.

“She bm'd him with the laughing emote and he rage quit.”
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As a verb, to bm someone is to deliberately taunt or disrespect them in-game.

“Don't bm them after the round, just play it out.”
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Stands for 'bad manners', acting disrespectfully toward an opponent through taunts, spamming emotes, or rubbing in a win. The opposite of sportsmanship.

“He kept teabagging my body, full bm, so annoying.”
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Bm In A Sentence

All that bm and he still lost the next round, karma.
I never bm, win with grace, that's my motto.
The enemy team bm'd us so hard we ran it back twice for revenge.

Origin & Usage

Esports acronym for 'bad manners', common in fighting games and MOBAs since the 2000s. Describes the taunting culture of emotes, teabagging, and chat spam.

Variants bmingbm'dbad manners
Tags #gen-z#acronym#esports#toxic

People Also Ask

What does BM mean in gaming?

It stands for 'bad manners' and means disrespecting your opponent with taunts, emotes, or trash talk.

What's an example of BM?

Teabagging a downed opponent, spamming the laughing emote, or typing 'gg ez' are all classic BM moves.

Is BM against the rules?

Usually it's just rude rather than bannable, though excessive chat harassment can get reported.

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