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What is the full form of B4?

Full form of B4: Here, we are going to learn about the B4, B4 – which is an abbreviation of Before in Email jargon, etc. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : March 31, 2024

B4: Before

B4 is an abbreviation of "Before".

It is an expression, which is commonly used in messaging or chatting on social media networking sites like Facebook, Yahoo Messenger, and Gmail, etc. Whenever a person wants to say that something has done previously or it could have already been done previously and the word Before comes there, they use the slang B4 instead of Before to keep it short. It is easy to understand as well and quite common in the social media platform.

Let us take an example of an assignment. The teacher has given the assignment to the students to complete and bring from home. Now students are discussing the assignment on social media. This is the conversation among them.

Before (B4) Examples

Example of online conversation:

1. Student1: Hey, have you done the assignment yet?  
2. Student2: Yes, I have already done it Day B4 Yesterday.  
3. Student1: Ok Bro, I’ll also complete it by today. 

2^nd Example

1. Student1: Hey, will you provide the assignment to me B4 sir comes in class.
2. Student2: Ok, But please modify, and don’t copy it totally.
3. Student1: For sure bro.

B4 Instead of Before

This kind of circumstance normally arises in conversations of social media online chatting or messaging. Now, these days, the demands of acronyms are very high on social media online chatting or messaging, so the users usually use B4 as a replacement for Before.
While this slang is very common in gaming and chatting platform, still many are unaware of this slang.

So, from now whenever you have chosen the word Before in your any sentence and are on the social media platform, you can use its abbreviation B4.