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Before COVID-19. Used to indicate a point in time before the pandemic. Derived from BC - Before Christ - the standard of designating years based on the year Jesus was born.
BC19, I could go out to eat at a restaurant and social distancing was an unknown term.
BC19 by funnyfurs March 25, 2020
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Before Covid-19.
We were growing at 15% annually BC19, now we’re double that.
BC19 by FGabriel April 23, 2020
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Before Covid-19
BC19 workers went to work sick because they needed the money.
BC19 by rottengirl January 22, 2022
Referring to any time Before Covid 19 (BC 19)

Play on words of BC time period. But for before Covid
Remember when we didn’t need mask?

Hey! Don’t remind me of the good time in BC 19
BC 19 by It’s in the past April 7, 2021
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