BABS: Black Alloy Bastard Sword (Everquest gaming) BABS: Basso Accompagnamento Batteria Solista (Italian quartet, Bass, Rhythm, Drums, Lead)
Nazars, charms used to ward off the evil eye. The evil eye is a curse believed to be cast by a malevolent glare, usually given to a person when they are unaware. Many cultures believe that receiving the evil eye will cause misfortune or injury. Talismans created to protect against the evil eye are also frequently called evil eyes. The idea expressed by the term causes many different cultures to pursue protective measures against it.
The power to cause injury or misfortune, as in The tomatoes died shortly after planting-I must have an evil eye. The source of this expression is the ancient superstitious belief that some individuals could inflict harm on others simply by looking at them. Today the term is generally used figuratively or ironically, as above, and also in the form give someone the evil eye, which means glare malevolently at someone.. For example, Helen gave his cat the evil eye, hoping it would stay out of her garden. [Late 1300s].