Example 1: Two friends discussing weekend plans
Barry: What are you doing this weekend?
Barry: What are you doing this weekend?
Iris: I’m going out with (my) bae to the beach.
Barry: Oh, I didn’t know you were in a relationship.
Barry: Oh, I didn’t know you were in a relationship.
Iris: My bae is all I think about.
Example 2:
Nusret: I’m going to start a steak house
Henry: Why? What’s so special about the meat you will sell compared to others?
Nusret: I will only buy the best, most expensive meat, and perform for my clients by pouring salt in a fun way.
Henry: Is it a gimmick?
Nusret: No, it’s entertainment. I’ll film the videos and attract people to come. No one has ever done it. I’ll be the first, before anyone else. I will call myself “Salt Bae.”
Bae is an acronym for “Before Anyone Else.” It’s more typically used to describe someone’s significant other (Example 1). However, many people think it means baby or babe, but that’s incorrect. It means to do something first that no one else has.
