"BRB" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} BRB
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) The state of being away from one's device while meaning to come back soon. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-BRB-en-adj-tmAwIoLk

Noun

Forms: BRBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BRB (plural BRBs)
  1. (archaeology) Initialism of bevelled-rim bowl or bevel-rimmed bowl: a small, undecorated, mass-produced clay bowl, most commonly from the 4th millennium B.C. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: bevelled-rim bowl or bevel-rimmed bowl (extra: a small, undecorated, mass-produced clay bowl, most commonly from the 4th millennium B.C.) Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-BRB-en-noun-t2r9lbx2 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (engineering) Initialism of buckling-restrained brace: a structural brace in a building or other structure, designed to allow the building to withstand cyclical lateral loadings. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: buckling-restrained brace (extra: a structural brace in a building or other structure, designed to allow the building to withstand cyclical lateral loadings) Categories (topical): Engineering Related terms (buckling-restrained brace): BRBF
    Sense id: en-BRB-en-noun-Z7E-ettm Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'buckling-restrained brace': 10 85 5
  3. Initialism of big red button. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: big red button
    Sense id: en-BRB-en-noun-weK6URst

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} BRB
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of be right back. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: be right back Synonyms: brb
    Sense id: en-BRB-en-phrase-FuxCjzWT

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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