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What is the full form of BAE

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BAE: Before Anyone Else

BAE is used to refer to a person’s romantic partner boyfriend or girlfriend. However, it can be used to refer to a most important person in a person’s life.

It is a shortened version (abbreviation) of ‘baby’ or ‘babe’. This term became popular around 2013 and 2014 through social media and hip-hop and R&B lyrics. Some people believe that the term originated as an acronym for ‘before anyone else’, but this seems to an example of a backronym and is not common.

Examples of BAE:

• “Waiting for bae to come home so we can have dinner together”
• “Me and bae planning to go on a world tour! So excited!”
• “Today is my bae’s birthday!”
• “I can’t live without my bae”
• “I am going to marry bae, next week”

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