a non-professional reader who reads a written work, generally fiction, with the intent of looking over the material to find and improve elements such as grammar and spelling, as well as suggestions to improve the story, its characters, or its setting.
I have multiple betas on fanfiction.net.
by Running with Vampires November 20, 2014

EXAMPLE 1
A: Hey How are You Doing My Brother!!??
B: Shit Cracka Jack...It's all BETA!!!
EXAMPLE 2
A: HEY MAN I JUST BOUGHT THAT NEW CRYSTAL MEFF CD YOU TOLD ME ABOUT!!!
B: OH YEAH, AND WHAT DID U THINK?
A: MAN THAT SHIT IS NOT BETA!!!!!!!
A: Hey How are You Doing My Brother!!??
B: Shit Cracka Jack...It's all BETA!!!
EXAMPLE 2
A: HEY MAN I JUST BOUGHT THAT NEW CRYSTAL MEFF CD YOU TOLD ME ABOUT!!!
B: OH YEAH, AND WHAT DID U THINK?
A: MAN THAT SHIT IS NOT BETA!!!!!!!
by DEON ANDERSON February 7, 2008

by albert einstien March 5, 2004

Known to take any event and: add beer, break stuff, fuck shit up more than any other organization known to man.
Dude, beta.
by anonymous April 16, 2004

Something that may have seemed superior and was popular, but for reasons either by their own fault or by others, it was replaced. Comes from the battle of the video tape format BETAMAX and VHS in the 80's
Anything SONY touches.
the PS3 going to go beta
ab: You used to be so cool. what happened?
jl: don't know
ab: you're so beta
the PS3 going to go beta
ab: You used to be so cool. what happened?
jl: don't know
ab: you're so beta
by AbJl March 18, 2007
