BYO

British  

noun

1. an unlicensed restaurant at which diners may drink their own wine, etc

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Etymology

Origin of BYO

C20: from the phrase bring your own

Example Sentences

This time, though, trading down calls for BYO sauce to pick things back up.

From The Wall Street Journal

My husband and I opened the bottle at dinner at a BYO restaurant with our friend Burt, who knew Jeff, too.

From The Wall Street Journal

So when Andre Duguay, a BYO employee at the time, suggested the duo start a bowling league for SoCal punk rockers in the late ’90s, it made too much sense for them to pass up.

From Los Angeles Times

Tailgaters could rent a space on the bare ground — BYO table and shade — $30 for Saturday, and an additional $10 for Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

What started as a modest amateur bowling tournament created by Shawn and Mark Stern of Youth Brigade and BYO Records for people in the punk rock music community has expanded to five nights of fun spread over multiple venues across downtown Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times