ILYSMB

What Does ILYSMB Mean in a Text?

Expressing Love in a Text

There are over 100 novel ways to express love in a text message. Some of them were invented by the iKids (i.e., Millennials, Generation Z, and Generation A), making them just a few decades old, but many of them have been around for centuries. Here's the one that matters to you: ILYSMB means "I Love You So Much, Baby."

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ILYSMB is one of the ways of telling someone you love them.

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When I write ILYSMB, I mean this:

"I love you so much, baby" (ILYSMB) is one of the ways of saying "I love you" online.

Summary of Key Points

"I Love You So Much Baby" is, by far, the most common meaning for ILYSMB when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

ILYSMB
Definition:	I Love You So Much Baby
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Examples of ILYSMB in Sentences

Here are examples of ILYSMB in conversations:

Woman: You're so strong, so clever, so capable, so handsome. ILYSMB.
Man: I love you too. Um, did you want something?

Tony: I can't believe I've met you. ILYSMB.
Jordan: I know. Of all the bars in all the world, you had to pick this one.

An Academic Look at ILYSMB

ILYSMB is a declarative sentence (i.e., a statement). In other words, it is not used as a part of speech in a wider sentence. When written in full "I love you so much, baby" should have a comma before the word "baby" to show the vocative case (i.e., to show that you are addressing someone directly).