the great person you meet right before you go through a big change in your life, like moving away to a new city or getting a new job for example, but they are a person that you can't bring with you to the new phase in your life
Sevita: hey what's up man, where's your gf at?

Me: ohh, it didn't work out
Sevita: why not?
Me: she can't be anything more than a brinkbae
by platonymous January 23, 2020
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