before (BEE four) noun. in this instance, before refers to when families, or individuals, went by their last names -- generally in the Old Country prior to emigrating to the USA. so as not to be identified with any particular ethnic, religious, nationality, etc. the last name was changed to appear more 'American' in order to 'fit in.'
Mordecai: 'Ma, This is Sue, the woman I told you about.'
Ma: (To herself: 'Oy vey!) What a lovely creature! I didn't catch the last name dear...'
Mordecai: (To himself: 'Oh fuck!')
Sue: 'Smith. Mrs. Goldfarb.'
Ma: 'Lovely name, what was it before dear?'
Ma: (To herself: 'Jesus Christ, a fucking shikse! My son has brought home a courve, I hope the neighbors didn't see her.')
Sue: 'Before - what Mrs. Goldfarb?'
Mordecai: (To himself: 'Jesus Christ! How do I explain this one?')
Ma: 'You'll have to excuse me, I've got (the) shpilkus. Lovely to meet you Sue.'
Ma: (To herself: 'Oy vey!) What a lovely creature! I didn't catch the last name dear...'
Mordecai: (To himself: 'Oh fuck!')
Sue: 'Smith. Mrs. Goldfarb.'
Ma: 'Lovely name, what was it before dear?'
Ma: (To herself: 'Jesus Christ, a fucking shikse! My son has brought home a courve, I hope the neighbors didn't see her.')
Sue: 'Before - what Mrs. Goldfarb?'
Mordecai: (To himself: 'Jesus Christ! How do I explain this one?')
Ma: 'You'll have to excuse me, I've got (the) shpilkus. Lovely to meet you Sue.'
by Little Miss Sunshine!! November 10, 2006
by uttam maharjan October 24, 2010
Meaning to beat someone to the punch. This is especially true in the comments thread of a Full Metal Alchemist post, and most specifically in response to a Nina Tucker meme.
Op: *posts Nina Tucker meme
Tavern members: In before the Brockway!
Brockway: These jokes never get old, just like Nina!
Tavern members: In before the Brockway!
Brockway: These jokes never get old, just like Nina!
by JadeOrchid December 13, 2020
"The Before Time" is a reference to the 1966 Star Trek episode "Miri" in which the Enterprise encounters a planet inhabited only by children, due to a pandemic infecting and eventually killing all the adults. The children refer to "the before time" as the time when adults were present.
This episode was parodied in the South Park Episode "Wacky Molestation Adventure" in which the children claim to be molested and are subsequently removed from their adult guardians.
In 2020, the phrase has come to mean the time before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, when people could freely associate and go to bars and parties.
This episode was parodied in the South Park Episode "Wacky Molestation Adventure" in which the children claim to be molested and are subsequently removed from their adult guardians.
In 2020, the phrase has come to mean the time before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, when people could freely associate and go to bars and parties.
by neurosmash September 9, 2020
person 1: have you heard the song "Before the Lobotomy" by Green Day?
person 2: yeah! its a really good song!
person 2: yeah! its a really good song!
by Mr.Minority August 25, 2010
The Before Daddy is the man that originally thought he was the child’s father and later learns that someone else is the biological father.
Local 304: He’s my daughter’s Before Daddy, that’s her Real Daddy, and that simp over there is her Step Daddy.
by Rmthd93 May 26, 2021