What Does BYOB Mean in a Text?
The Quick Answer
BYOB means "Bring Your Own Bottle," or "Bring Your Own Beer," or "Bring Your Own Booze."More Detail...
The abbreviation BYOB is often included on an invitation to a party to indicate that guests should bring their own alcohol. BYOB is also sometimes seen on the menus of restaurants that do not have a license to sell alcohol, but allow patrons to consume their own. (Often for a "corkage fee.")Image for BYOB
When I write BYOB, I mean this:
"Bring Your Own Bottle (or Booze)"
Summary of Key Points
We have summarized the key points in the table below:| BYOB | |
|---|---|
| Definition: | Bring Your Own Bottle (or Booze) |
| Type: | Abbreviation |
| Guessability: |  3: Guessable |
| Typical Users: |  Adults |
An Academic Look at BYOB
BYOB is classified as an initialism abbreviation, as it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Bee Why Oh Bee"). Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words (e.g., GOAT, NATO).Example of BYOB Used in a Text
BYOB
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