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| Topic | Bae is such a terrible "word". |
| prince_leo 11/26/18 5:32:52 PM #43: | YookaLaylee posted... https://www.lifewire.com/what-does-bae-mean-3485960 nah, it's still false https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_(word) The term originated as an abbreviation of the word "baby" or "babe".It has been suggested that the term originated as an acronym for "before anyone else", but this is unlikely and this false etymology is probably an example of a backronym. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/12/the-lamentable-death-of-bae/384086/ http://time.com/3026192/this-is-what-bae-means/ https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dictionary/bae-watch-the-ascent-of-a-new-pet-name/ https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/10/17/false-acronyms/ An alteration of babe or baby, bae is not in fact short for before anyone else, though the belief that it is may have contributed to its widespread popularity in online communities, where everyone loves a good abbreviation or initialism. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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