WYBD
What Does WYBD Mean in a Text?
WYBD means "What've You Been Doing?". It is used to ask for an update on another person's life. (WYBD can indicate any length of time from a few minutes to a few years.)Of note, WYBD is not always followed by a question mark, but users will overlook this grammatical error.
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When I write WYBD, I mean this:
Catching up with a friend.
Summary of Key Points
"What've You Been Doing?" is the most common definition for WYBD on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.WYBD | |
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Definition: | What've You Been Doing? |
Type: | Abbreviation |
Guessability: | 2: Quite easy to guess |
Typical Users: | Adults and Teenagers |
Examples of WYBD in Sentences
Here are examples of WYBD being used in conversations:- Tony: We haven't spoken for ages! WYBD?
- Jordan: I've been working a lot these days. You?
- Tony: Hey, WYBD
- Jordan: Not much. How was the party?
An Academic Look at WYBD
WYBD is an initialism abbreviation. Technically, this means it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., Dublyu Wy Bee Dee), but as this is harder to say than "What've you been doing," it is not often uttered using its letters. In other words, the abbreviation WYBD is for efficiency in writing and not efficiency in speech. From a grammatical perspective, WYBD is an interrogative sentence (i.e., a question).Example of WYBD Used in a Text
WYBD
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WUU2 (what are you up to?) BU2M (been up to much?) WUBU (what you been up to?) WUBU2 (what you been up to?) NMJCU (not much, just chilling. u?) NMU (not much, you?)Quiz
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