B4
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Informal written short form of the word before used in messages
- adverb
- Slang
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B4
- She texted that she'd arrive B4 noon, so we set the meeting for eleven.
Examples
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Please send me the report B4 the meeting.
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I will finish my homework B4 dinner.
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Parents warned: finish your homework B4 you go online to play games tonight.
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I typed B4 in the caption to save characters while keeping the meaning clear.
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She texted that she'd arrive B4 noon, so we set the meeting for eleven.
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Parents warned: finish your homework B4 you go online to play games tonight.
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I typed B4 in the caption to save characters while keeping the meaning clear.
Surface Forms
B4 positive
Etymology
B4 is a common texting shortcut that means 'before'. The letter B sounds like 'be' and the number 4 sounds like 'for' or 'fore', so together B4 sounds like 'before' and people use it to save time and space in messages.