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Text/chat slang for "BRB In A While", or more specifically "Be Right Back In a While", indicating that a person needs to leave the conversation but will return in the long-term future. Intentionally redundant.
My mom is calling me for dinner. brbiaw.
brbiaw by Mike Parent December 27, 2007
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Text/chat slang for "BRB In A While", or more specifically "Be Right Back In a While", indicating that a person needs to leave the conversation but will return in the long-term future. Intentionally redundant.
My mom is calling me for dinner. brbiaw.
brbiaw by Mike Parent December 27, 2007
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"Be back in a while"

Although brb means 0 - 15 min, and bbs means 15 - 30 min, and bbl means more than an hour, we lack a term for the 30 to 60 minute range. So, bbiaw is designated for that 30 to 60 minute range, in between bbs and bbl.
In an IM conversation, one would say "bbiaw", and then return between thirty and sixty minutes later.
bbiaw by Cd13 September 9, 2008

BRBiatch 

One who is in a perpetual state of "away" on any instant messenger.

A BRBiatch may reappear for a brief period of time to say a few words before saying "brb" again.

See also: fearedmachina.
fearedmachina: okay i'm back
phubans: cool, wb!
fearedmachina: thanks
fearedmachina: brb
phubans: dude, stop being such a BRBiatch!
BRBiatch by phubans August 4, 2008
Abbreviation for be right back in a bit.
I'll be brbiab.
brbiab by Lotusblomma December 12, 2014
Be Back In AWhile

When bbiab ( Be Back in a bit means leaving for 2 - 5 Minutes ) Doesn't fit.
bbiaw means you will be gone for at least 6 - 10 minutes top.
The reason you would use this is because you have to: use the restroom; Answer the door or phone and would not be able to return in a short time.
Chat room and IM (Instant Messenger)usage

Person1:hey did you hear about that thing?
Person2:bbiaw Restroom
Person1:buzz me when your back.
buzz: To either use YM's Buzz button to get other persons attention or type a letter and press return for same effect.
bbiaw by Matt December 30, 2004
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
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age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026
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