BYOB

What Does BYOB Mean?

BYOB means "Bring Your Own Bottle," or "Bring Your Own Beer," or "Bring Your Own Booze."

The abbreviation BYOB is often included on an invitation to a party to indicate that guests should bring their own alcohol.

BYOB is also sometimes seen on the menus of restaurants that do not have a license to sell alcohol, but allow patrons to consume their own. (Often for a "corkage fee.")

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When I write BYOB, I mean this: meaning of BYOB "Bring Your Own Bottle (or Booze)"

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"Bring Your Own Bottle (or Booze)" is the most common definition for BYOB on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
BYOB
Definition:Bring Your Own Bottle (or Booze)
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 3
3: Guessable
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An Academic Look at BYOB

BYOB is classified as an initialism abbreviation, as it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Bee Why Oh Bee").

Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words (e.g., GOAT, NATO).

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See Also

AYOR (at your own risk) BTB (bite the bullet, bring that booty, by the by) BYO (bring your own) BYOC (bring your own cloud, bring your own computer) BYOD (bring your own device) BYOM (bring your own mask, bring your own meat, bring your own music) CAKEAGE (charge levied by restaurants to cut and plate a cake) GYO (get your own)