For neverbedismayed...
On Wednesday, Pharrell dropped a video for his new single, "Come Get It Bae," which may immediately raise some questions, such as "Come get what?" and "What in the world does bae mean, anyway?"
The short answer: Though this word was used in the 1500s to refer to sheep sounds, today bae is used as a term of endearment, often referring to your boyfriend or girlfriend. Or perhaps a prospect who might one day hold such a lofty position. Bae has also taken on a wider meaning, being used to label something as generally good or cool, as in "This sandwich is bae."
Say, for instance, you post a picture of you on a yacht with Beyonce and you just so happen to be Jay-Z. You might give that photo a caption like, "Just another Tuesday with my bae. #surfbort" or "When bae looks bae on this bae boat. #boofboof"
There is no doubt that more people are encountering this word and wondering what it means, as evinced by this handy chart from Google Trends:
But there are some competing origin stories.
One tale supposes that bae is in fact the acronym BAE, standing for before any thing else.
Edited by Shaveerkti - 8 years ago