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Short for brb, which some people use literally, and are gone anywhere from 3 seconds to 5 minutes. Some people, however, use it much more loosely, and will be gone for hours on end, and usually come back making a truly shitty excuse for why they were gone so long. Used mainly in IM conversations.
1. Proper usage
Person #1: LOL
Person #2: I'll brb, gotta take a shit
Person #1: kk
---1 minute later---
Person #2: k back
Person #1: coo
2. Improper usage
Person #2: LOL
Person #1: brb
Person #2: alright
---15 minutes later---
Person #2: ...hello...?
---45 minutes later---
Person #2: you there!?
---4 hours later---
Person #1: I'm BAAAAACK!
Person #2: What were you doing? Scratching your genitals?
Person #1: NO! Never, I would never ignore you! I was... uh... painting my toenails?
Person #2: psssh *signs off*
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