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The Before Time

"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.
"In "The Before Time" we had a buffet lunch every day. Now we just stare at each other over zoom.
by neurosmash September 8, 2020
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Check yourself before you wreck yourself

Take a step back and examine your actions, because you are in a potentially dangerous or sticky situation that could get bad very easily. Often in a harmful manner.
"I'm going out with a beautiful woman tonight, she's married..."

"Fool, you better Check yourself before you wreck yourself!"
by GSDubs October 13, 2009
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befront

To concern or bother. To matter to.
Someone gives you an excuse for not being able to do something, but you don't care, as long as you get the result you want.
George Thorogood's "House Rent Blues": His landlady has seen him leaning against a post, not looking for work to get money to pay the rent. He says "but I'm tired!" She replies "That don't befront me, as long as I get my money next Friday."
by DrifterSS May 15, 2008
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Beforemath

The time leading up to a catasrophic event.
The beforemath of the BP oil spill gave us many clues that this disaster was eminent.
by The Amalamps June 23, 2010
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Night-before-first-day-of-school syndrome

That feeling when you can't sleep the night before the first day of school
Guy 1: ugh i can't fall asleep and its 12:20

Guy 2: Seems he's got Night-before-first-day-of-school syndrome
by Redsoxsuck04 August 6, 2014
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bedford nh

A stereotypical rich ass white town in southern New Hampshire
Bedford NH? That bitch town full of money? Ya, I'm from there
by BHShuman March 28, 2015
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Kill it Before it Lays Eggs

A common response to something so horrible, annoying, disgusting, and/or crazy that it needs to be killed before it makes more of itself, hence "lays eggs."
*watches "E.T. (Cover) Katy Perry..." on YouTube*
KILL IT BEFORE IT LAYS EGGS!
by DameonDice September 18, 2012
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