"Be right back." No longer taken literally, people just say it when they are going to be gone for any amount of time, whether it be 20 seconds or 20 minutes.
Random person: brb
gs68: ok
<45 seconds later...>
gs68: Screw you! *leaves*
<2 hours later...>
Random person: back...hey were did dat fagot go
gs68: ok
<45 seconds later...>
gs68: Screw you! *leaves*
<2 hours later...>
Random person: back...hey were did dat fagot go
by gs68 December 22, 2004
brbs, going in the shower
by leangrysock April 17, 2011
Short for brb, which some people use literally, and are gone anywhere from 3 seconds to 5 minutes. Some people, however, use it much more loosely, and will be gone for hours on end, and usually come back making a truly shitty excuse for why they were gone so long. Used mainly in IM conversations.
1. Proper usage
Person #1: LOL
Person #2: I'll brb, gotta take a shit
Person #1: kk
---1 minute later---
Person #2: k back
Person #1: coo
2. Improper usage
Person #2: LOL
Person #1: brb
Person #2: alright
---15 minutes later---
Person #2: ...hello...?
---45 minutes later---
Person #2: you there!?
---4 hours later---
Person #1: I'm BAAAAACK!
Person #2: What were you doing? Scratching your genitals?
Person #1: NO! Never, I would never ignore you! I was... uh... painting my toenails?
Person #2: psssh *signs off*
Person #1: LOL
Person #2: I'll brb, gotta take a shit
Person #1: kk
---1 minute later---
Person #2: k back
Person #1: coo
2. Improper usage
Person #2: LOL
Person #1: brb
Person #2: alright
---15 minutes later---
Person #2: ...hello...?
---45 minutes later---
Person #2: you there!?
---4 hours later---
Person #1: I'm BAAAAACK!
Person #2: What were you doing? Scratching your genitals?
Person #1: NO! Never, I would never ignore you! I was... uh... painting my toenails?
Person #2: psssh *signs off*
by MrCuddles November 19, 2006
Me: Hey, what's up!?
Person: Nothing.
Me: Oh that's a shame!
...
Me: So what's new?
Person: Nothing much.
Me: Cool!
Person: brb
Me: Okay! :)
*Person signs off, never to return*
Person: Nothing.
Me: Oh that's a shame!
...
Me: So what's new?
Person: Nothing much.
Me: Cool!
Person: brb
Me: Okay! :)
*Person signs off, never to return*
by Dr. Onuki December 22, 2007
What you type into an IM window when you don't want to talk to that person anymore. After typing, you simply don't talk to them anymore. Thus you are spared from their company and they are not offended.
by Faggoty Ramone June 4, 2007
by Pheonix Rider July 5, 2006
by pretty-pissed December 17, 2007