This BAE is not that BAE

So one day the Sis was telling me about this generation gap thing in her office. A colleague was asked what's BAE (pronounced BAY, as in B-A-E). And the colleague promptly replied, "Porridge", thinking it's the dialect word for porridge. I blinked and concurred.

The youngsters in the office were horrified and corrected said colleague. BAE actually stands for "Before Anyone Else". To quote,

"BAE is an acronym that's typically used to refer to a boyfriend or a girlfriend, a lover, a crush or really anyone considered to be the most important person in another person's life. The trend is particularly popular with teens and young adults—many of which type the lowercase version of bae as a word itself as an alternative to babe or boo on social media."

I guess my age is showing.

For a more detailed history of BAE, what it means, and how to use it, see this article on Lifewire.