BYO

What Does BYO Mean in a Text?

BYO means "Bring Your Own."

BYO is often included on party invitations and restaurant menus with the meaning "Bring Your Own." It is a further abbreviation of BYOB ("Bring Your Own Booze/Beer/Bottle").

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meaning of BYO

"Bring Your Own"

Summary of Key Points

"Bring Your Own" is the most common definition for BYO on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
BYO
Definition:Bring Your Own
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 3
3: Guessable
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An Academic Look at BYO

BYO is classified as an initialism abbreviation, as it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Bee Why Oh").

Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words (e.g., GOAT, NATO).

Example of BYO Used in a Text

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See Also

AYOR (at your own risk) BYOC (bring your own cloud, bring your own computer) BYOD (bring your own device) BYOM (bring your own mask, bring your own meat, bring your own music) BTB (bite the bullet, bring that booty, by the by) BUMP (bring up my post) CAKEAGE (charge levied by restaurants to cut and plate a cake) CORKAGE (charge levied by restaurants for consumption of alcohol bought elsewhere) DYOR (do your own research)

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