An acronym used as shorthand in the Brightwater area within the Tasman region on Te Waipounamu in Aotearoa New Zealand.
It stands for "Is the Brightwater Bridge open?".
This is a common question asked on social media platforms that rhyme with
Vex, Mistook and Lucked In.
It is usually asked with great consternation and anxiety by those worried that the flooding
river or an
avalanche has closed this vitally important bridge on State Highway 6.
Trev: Hey guys, ITBWBO or has it been shut due to the
avalanche risk?
Guy 1: My sis
said she just drove over it 10 minutes ago, so it's not closed yet.
Guy 2: Idiot. The closest snow
slope is 90 km away.