greatly admired or loved.
very cool; great.
His accent is so totally bae!
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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.
What does bae mean? Bae is a slang term for one’s significant other or an object of affection, often used to address them, e.g., I love you, bae!
An Americanism first recorded in 2000–05; probably a shortening of babe or baby
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He’s Welsh, he’s Russian, he’s American … he’s bae.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2020
Don’t blame Williams’ bae too harshly for wanting Harington’s Jon to get the honor, since that’s what George R.R.
From Salon ● May 2, 2019
I just want to be healthy for my bae and my family.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
Photo c shows Velella bae, which resembles a flying saucer with a blue bottom and a clear, dome-shaped top.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
These two pencils are returned along cae and bae, and the interference of the two is observed in the telescope at e.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various
The University of Arizona in Tucson operates the HiRISE camera, which was built by BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
U.K.’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries secured a contract funded by the three nations to develop a new stealth fighter jet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
To cushion against a future cutback in defense spending, the U.K. government has allocated the equivalent of about $268 million to Team Barrow, a private-public partnership with BAE, to regenerate Barrow and diversify its economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
HSBC, BAE Systems, and Vodafone are among the inaugural members.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
To BAE, v. n. to bleat like sheep.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
Escobar stole second baes in the fifth inning for his first steal in the majors since Sept. 3, 2018 while with the Royals.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
The baes said to him: “Are not you the son of Claes?”
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
But the baes of the Roode Valck never spoke a word to him nor did his wife.
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
When these rich and sappy hours were over, the baes said to them: “You have eaten well and drunk well, I want seven florins.”
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
“Dear lad,” said the baes, “I did not say that; go and put the bellows back in its place.”
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
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