BRB

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BRB is an initialism for “be right back.” Dictionary.com’s slang dictionary states that BRB means “I will return to communicating shortly.”

The entry for BRB in The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing was added on January 18th, 1998.

BRB has been used in a number of image macros on various sites, often with the crux of the joke lying in an ironic portrayal of a famous person’s death.

Many Lol Jesus images also employ an ironic use of BRB.

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Google Insights for Search

People search for LOL the most by far, followed by WTF in second. BRB is more searced-for than GTFO.

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8 Comments

Nov 16, 2009 at 03:04PM UTC , SSBMMasta wrote:

it’s hard to see what you’re pointing out as a meme here. i’m confuzzled…

Nov 16, 2009 at 08:39PM UTC , Memedude7737 wrote:

brb is definitely part of “Internet Slang.”

Nov 16, 2009 at 08:39PM UTC , Ben "Jammin" Proctor wrote:

I believe a main usage of this meme is “BRBFBI”

Nov 17, 2009 at 12:04AM UTC , Lolrus wrote:

Not a meme. Most of the images came from one place, and it’s just a phrase. Nothing more.

Poods

Nov 17, 2009 at 01:23AM UTC , Poods wrote:

At least it’s funny.

Could very well be meme…

Nov 20, 2009 at 04:50AM UTC , Smithly wrote:

LoL, Not all the images are from one place now ;P

Nov 30, 2009 at 09:19PM UTC , Logan Zezima wrote:

+1 work on description.

The term “BRB” itself is not a meme, but its “BRB lol” use is pretty high. High enough to be a meme.

Nov 30, 2009 at 09:22PM UTC , Memedude7737 wrote:

Well, it definitely falls under internet slang. So, it technically is a meme.

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