So let's examine the raw facts: according to Urban Dictionary and also my middle-school-aged cousins, 'bae' is an acronym, standing for 'before anyone else.' Which makes some sense in the context that bae is most frequently used - as a substitute for 'babe,' 'baby,' or to otherwise refer to one's sugarpie honeybunch. That all may well be true - but if you're still not completely sure what the deal is with 'bae,' your secret is safe here. I mean, it was in the title of mildly successful Pharrell song (' Come Get It Bae') - the time for asking questions is long past, right?

Perhaps even you, a bonafide young person, have silently wondered to yourself about the actual origins of 'bae,'but were too ashamed to ask. Perhaps you were asked to compose a tweet incorporating the word 'bae' for your company's Twitter account, so that your brand could seem more edgy and youthful. At some point in the past several years, you may have been called upon to explain what 'bae' means to your mom, your uncle, your older co-worker, your trying-too-hard high school English teacher, or your mom's weird drunk friend Vicki.

What is the definition of bae