BYOB
or BYO
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bring your own bottle, as of liquor or wine: often included in an invitation to indicate that the host will not provide liquor.
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Origin of BYOB
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby BYOB
Byng, by no means, by no stretch, by-numbers, BYO, BYOB, BYOD, by one's bootstraps, by oneself, by one's wits, bypass
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British Dictionary definitions for BYOB
BYOB
abbreviation for
bring your own beer
bring your own booze
bring your own bottle
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