BRB

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abbreviation

be right back.

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Origin of BRB

From its use in digital communications

Words nearby BRB

brazilwood, brazing metal, Brazos, Brazza, Brazzaville, BRB, BRCA, B.R.C.S., B.R.E., Brea, breach

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How to use BRB in a sentence

Writer Adam Gopnik learned Internet chat from his son, Luke, and quickly caught on to such lingo as ‘brb’ and ‘gtg.’
Adam Gopnik: I Didn’t Know What ‘LOL’ Meant|Adam Gopnik|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And Luke taught me all of the abbreviations: “brb” means “be right back,” “U2” means “you too,” “g2g” means “got to go.”
Adam Gopnik: I Didn’t Know What ‘LOL’ Meant|Adam Gopnik|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But BRB, which launched last week, offers a twist: a nostalgic nod to the days of AOL Instant Messenger.
BRB, a New App, Wants You to Put Down That Phone, Without FOMO|Eliza Shapiro|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Enter BRB, a brand-new app that is attempting to notch a victory in the long battle against FOMO.
BRB, a New App, Wants You to Put Down That Phone, Without FOMO|Eliza Shapiro|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Prof. Smith compares the M. intermedium with Peronia erinacea Brb.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
Barb, brb, n. a swift kind of horse, the breed of which came from Barbary in North Africa.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Barbel, brb′el, n. a fresh-water fish with beard-like appendages at its mouth.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for BRB

BRB

/ text messaging /

abbreviation for

be right back

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