greatly admired or loved.
very cool; great.
His accent is so totally bae!
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Bureau of American Ethnology.
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Bachelor of Architectural Engineering.
Bachelor of Art Education.
Bachelor of Arts in Education.
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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Chris Pine’s eternal bae status confirmed by his mask compliance and support of independent bookstores.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 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
And bae was like, “But they get a real marble bust, not a CB2 bust.”
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 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
"An' 'twasn' mae, Jim, and navver will bae."
From The Three Sisters by Sinclair, May
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