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What is the full form of WB?

Full form of WB: Here, we are going to learn about the WB, WB – which is an abbreviation of Welcome Back in Email jargon, etc. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : April 1, 2024

WB: Welcome Back

WB is an abbreviation to "Welcome Back".

This is mostly used in playing games and text messages. While playing games or while chatting if one user got to go somewhere and come back later, in response to that person, one can use the slang WB. It is short and easy to pronounce as well as decrease the time of a user to give a response to the other player and greet him/her.

Let us take an example such that it becomes easier to understand.

Welcome Back (WB) Examples

Let's imagine in a digital game there are three players, Ram, Shyam and Ghanshyam. Now even if any one of them is absent, the game continues. Now Ram has to go somewhere for some time. These are the chats among them, please read.

Shyam: Hey, put the gun down.
Ghanshyam: Let's continue the fight.
Ram: Sorry, BBL.
Shyam: Ok.
Ghanshyam: Ok.

(Shyam and Ghansyam continues to play).
After half hour...

Ram:    Hey, I am back.
Shyam:  WB, You have lost your half of the battery, 
        now kill both of our characters to win.
Ghanshyam: let's see who wins.
Ram:    just wait and watch.

In this way, the game continues again among three.

Welcome Back (WB) to Greet a Person

So, Welcome Back in its short form, WB becomes much useful to greet a person when they come back after a certain interval of time.

While this slang is very common in gaming and chatting platform, still many are unaware of this slang.

In the corporate industry too, these slangs are common and used in a very large manner. The industry itself likes those employees who are smart enough and stay updated with such digital languages which are familiar, easy and are good at time management.

In any case, when the other person marks his / her absence and comes back again after a certain interval of time, it is an easy and understandable slang that is used to greet the other person.