bae

¹

[ bey ]

noun

1. an affectionate term used to address or refer to one’s girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, etc.:

   I love you, bae.

adjective

, bae·er, bae·est.

1. greatly admired or loved.
2. very cool; great.

   His accent is so totally bae!

BAE

²

1. Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
2. Bureau of American Ethnology.

B.A.E.

³

abbreviation for

1. Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering.
2. Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering.
3. Bachelor of Architectural Engineering.
4. Bachelor of Art Education.
5. Bachelor of Arts in Education.

Sensitive Note

Like similar uses of babe and baby, the word bae may sometimes be disparaging or offensive when used to refer to someone considered attractive or when used to address a stranger or casual acquaintance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bae¹

An Americanism first recorded in 2000–05; probably a shortening of babe none or baby none

Example Sentences

Bae,” for example, is a term of endearment that is either short for “baby” or an acronym for “before anyone else.

From The Daily Beast

Other notable candidates include “bae,” “om nom nom nom,” “turnt,” and “basic.”

From The Daily Beast

North Korea, acting in unprecedented fashion, released two American citizens, Kenneth Bae, and Matthew Todd Miller just hours ago.

From The Daily Beast

One thing, for sure, was picking up two American citizens, Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae, whom Pyongyang has been holding.

From The Daily Beast

Last year, North Korea sentenced an American missionary, Kenneth Bae to 15 years of hard labor in a prison camp.

From The Daily Beast

Ad that their sound of it is not far unlyke the sheepes bae, quhilk the greek symbolizes be not , not .

From Project Gutenberg

These two pencils are returned along cae and bae, and the interference of the two is observed in the telescope at e.

From Project Gutenberg

Jowahir Bae, Bikrmajit's mother, headed a sally from the walls, and was slain.

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