LBH

What Does LBH Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

LBH means "Let's Be Honest" and "Loser Back Home." Context is key to understanding the intended meaning.

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Let's Be Honest

In texting and online chat, LBH is often used with the meaning "Let's be honest" to signal an intention to speak truthfully or to preface a potentially critical opinion. For example:

• LBH, we have all been conned and we now have a felon for president.
• LBH, that movie was terrible.
• LBH, we're only in this job for the money.

The phrase implies the speaker is about to share a more direct, unfiltered perspective compared to previous statements. However, in many cases when LBH and similar prefaces are used (e.g., "To be honest with you," "Honestly...," "To be frank...," etc.) what follows is actually anything but the honest truth!

Loser Back Home

LBH is also used to mean "Loser Back Home." In this case it is a derogatory term, typically used to refer to a man from the developed world who travels to developing countries to date women from poor backgrounds. While there are undoubtedly men who deserve to be labelled as LBHs, the term seems to be most used in a spiteful way by women whom the so-called "losers" have left behind in order to seek younger and more attractive partners abroad.

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Context is key to understanding the intended meaning of LBH.

Summary of Key Points

LBH
Definition:	Let's Be Honest
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

LBH
Definition:	Loser Back Home
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at LBH

Other examples of initialisms are:

• AI - "Artificial Intelligence."
• EW - "Electronic Warfare."

For example:

• GOAT - "Greatest Of All Time."
• FANG - "Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google."

Example of LBH Used in a Text

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