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adjective

• acronym for "bring your own beer", "bring your own bottle", or "bring your own booze".
  
  Refers to events in which guests are to bring their own alcohol.

  I'm broke, so the party is BYOB.

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  Last edited on Dec 22 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

adverb

• by oneself.

                                                   
  
  Citation from "Pimp Daddy", Terriers (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 9 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 11 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 11 2010.

adjective

• "bring your own wine". Compare with BYOB.

  This is a high-class affair, so BYOW.

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  Last edited on Dec 22 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 01 2010.

adjective

• strictly following procedure.

  Our accountants are very by the book. I doubt the IRS audit will find anything interesting.

  Last edited on Dec 22 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 22 2012.

adverb

• narrowly.

  I escaped that by the skin of my teeth.

  I got my degree by the skin of my teeth.

  Last edited on Apr 04 2014. Submitted by John A. from San Antonio, TX, USA on May 07 2005.

• Universal meaning of "all good","Dope","Cool". Can also be substituted for any other word in a sentence.

  I was talking to byu and he confirmed that everything is all byu!

  Last edited on Oct 16 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 16 2016.

noun

• acronym for "Back Yard University". Contrasted with Brigham Young University, represents a lack of educational achievement.

  I've only been to BYU.

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  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent, dumb.

  Last edited on Aug 25 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 01 1999.