back in the day

Completely meaningless phrase which has gained mysterious global popularity. It means "Once, I..." or "I used to..." but is uglier and lazier. Similar to the equally meaningless "at the end of the day..." popularised by English soccer stars.

Back in the day, I used to be younger.

I was a child once, back in the day.

by hunthill September 13, 2008

Back in the day

Completely meaningless phrase which has gained inexplicable global popularity. It's an incomplete thought: Back in what day? It's a redundant way of saying "Once, I..." or "I used to..." and adds words without adding any extra meaning. Similar to the equally pointless "at the end of the day..." popularised by English soccer stars.

Back in the day, I used to be younger.

I was a child once, back in the day.

by hunthill August 18, 2006

back in the day

A colloquialism used to describe a point in time, specific or otherwise

Person A: I found some old records in an antique store the other day; made from vinyl and everything.
Person B: What are records?
Person A: They're how people listened to music back in the day before CDs and radios.

by Ryan Clark Jr. September 23, 2017

back in the day

Old School, really old, classic

We be pimpin' like mac daddies back in the day!

by Arasset October 4, 2003

back in the day

Saturday, October 6, 1979.

Back in the day, I could dance all night.

by mandingoe August 23, 2004

Back in the Day

Referring to a time period, at the very least, 2 years ago.

Guy: Remember that baby you had back in the day?
Girl: You bet I do. That was like 2 years ago.

by T_Thisse May 27, 2011

back in the day

A pretentious phrase some people use to signal approval for previous irresponsible conduct while avoiding references to the consequences of conduct they learned by necessity to avoid.

Back in the day we drank gallons of liquor and battered anyone we did not like.

by Shmata Than August 16, 2017