A fork of Rural Dictionary
Common German abbreviation for bezeihungsweise, which means "respectively" in English
Next up against the wall were Jones and Smith (bzw. lawyer and banker).
bzw, abbreviation meaning "by ze way".
Originated from "by the way" (btw, b.t.w.), and the german pronounciation of the word "the", "ze". By using "ze" instead of "the" one letter less is used, thus enhancing efficiency. (As only germans can!)
Oh bzw,
beer consumption has increased by 20%.