Talk:Bae (word)

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A fact from Bae (word) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 June 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that bae is a term of endearment popular on social media and in contemporary song lyrics?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2017/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bae (word).

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Pronunciation?[edit]

I came here hoping for a pronunciation guide but don't see one. I assume it's a homophone for "bay" but I wouldn't be surprised if there was some shibboleth designed to catch out old farts like me. Either way, worth including in the article I reckon. Keresaspa (talk) 02:04, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Twitter[edit]

" The Twitter account Brands Saying Bae highlights the use of corporate Twitter accounts employing the term" - cab we rephrase this ? It doesnt seem clear. Victuallers (talk) 08:46, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why?[edit]

Just... Why? Why Wikipedia? Jersey John (talk) 08:49, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Jros83 because I was just listening to Leave (Get Out) by JoJo and got deeply curious about the etymology and rise to popularity in white communities and I'm glad there's a Wikipedia page Mtnrose (talk) 21:24, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for replying to my one-off sh*tpost made in 2017. Jersey John (talk) 07:05, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possible Alternative Meaning in England[edit]

I'm from Devon, and we've been using a word similar to this for a long time, well before bae became a mainstream thing. It's pronounced kinda like buy, and I believe it's a sort of spin off from the word boy. I have seen it spelt as bae but obviously there's no standardised spelling for local slang. I know for a fact that this is a genuine term but obviously my word isn't a valid source on wikipedia. Unfortunately I can't seem to find any online reference to it,excluding an urban dictionary entry under "bai" that lists it as an Irish phrase, so if someone with better research skills could clarify, that'd really help. Also, just to provide some context, I've lived in Devon for my entire life apart from one year in Essex. --2A02:C7D:7AE4:3300:2C83:9B2D:19E0:434A (talk) 21:01, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Much older than 2013[edit]

I recall my dearly departed Grandmother referring to my Grandfather (also deceased now) as her "Highschool Bae" once many years ago. She would have been in highschool right around 1950 and grew up in the Davenport Iowa / Moline Illinois area, plenty close to Chicago to share slang. Can anyone confirm this as being in common use at that time? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.21.74.147 (talk) 20:45, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Neologism[edit]

I only encountered this word for the first time today when looking up Life is Strange; an image's caption said "Bae > Bay". I thought this was likely a typographical error for beau and I'm pretty sure this would be the word "bea" is derived from since beau copies beau's meaning. It seems pretty redundant given that beau is established as having stood the test of time for some 300 years now. 49.195.200.114 (talk) 12:10, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Origin?[edit]

So, did it originate from the Turkish "bey" or as an shortened form of "baby" or "babe"? Both origins are being given without any indication of the apparent conflict. 205.175.131.55 (talk) 14:14, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed it. I didn't see any references to the alleged Turkish origins in the citations, and Oxford Languages states that it's likely a shorten form of baby or babe. Checking the page history, the Turkish claim was added in Jan 2 and the edit summary stated "Added links", though no links were added. FromtheEndofElo (talk) 02:37, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]