Back In the Day.

Regarding a time before you mattered. A time that you were not a part of. You must have at least 5 plus years on to even say this phrase.

Back in the day I didn't even work here because I don't matter and should never say back in the day.

by GPJ4TH October 17, 2017

back in the day

As in yesterday. Ironic usage of an older expression. Making reference to our collective short term memory. The constant churning of events from the present into the bin of discarded Time magazines.

Back in the day there was a future that is now old news.

by yo-haan June 21, 2004

back in the day

Used in conversation to recall and discuss to a past memory. Back in the day is only to be used for events twenty years or greater in the past.

Back in the day my mom ate black beauties by the handful

by ctgeek71 July 31, 2008

back in my day

The way an old man tells you to stop whining about shit that people back in their day did differently

Old Man: Back in my day, we didnt have toilet paper, we just wiped our asses with leaves

Young Man: Holy Shit, that must've sucked ass.

by GrapeRape69 October 16, 2014

Back in my day...

Something that Gen Z'ers will most likely say when they're over 60 years old.

Elderly Gen Z'er: Why back in my day... We had memes, social media, Justin Bieber, bottle flipping, dabbing and internet challenges.

Grandson: Honestly, your generation sounds like it sucked ass horribly.

by CelticEagle February 19, 2019

Back in my day

A phrase typically used by old people to criticize younger people or to justify themselves.

Kids today are always on their phones, but back in my day we were only allowed to play with a wooden stick!

by kho25 March 06, 2022

Back in my day...

The prefix of a phrase uttered by elders and adults describing what it was like to do something in their own past.

Old Man Ulysses: Back in my day, we would look up Webster's Dictionary instead of Urban Dictionary. No biased information there!
Pizza Guy: WAT 0_0
Wordington-Chan: Gee, I didn't know that. Thanks for the enlightment~! ^w^
Old Man Ulysses: You're welcome, lass. Anyways, back in my day, instead of ordering pizza, we made our own on our farms.
Pizza Guy: WAT ):<
Old Man Ulysses: Back in my day...
Pizza Guy: WATEVER (Yeah, I know, nobody used emoticons in their own dialogues.)

by Mr. Wordington the Tenth October 31, 2018