What does "brb" mean?

Initialism of bevelled-rim bowl or bevel-rimmed bowl (“a small, undecorated, mass-produced clay bowl, most commonly from the 4th millennium B.C.”).

What is a synonym for "brb"?

Common synonyms include: big red button.

adj, noun, phrase

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Noun

1
Initialism of bevelled-rim bowl or bevel-rimmed bowl (“a small, undecorated, mass-produced clay bowl, most commonly from the 4th millennium B.C.”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2
Initialism of buckling-restrained brace: a structural brace in a building or other structure, designed to allow the building to withstand cyclical lateral loadings. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"To provide a more reliable source of energy dissipation, the concept of Buckling-Restrained Brace (BRB) was first developed in Japan in the early 1970s. Extensive research was since conducted in Japan and a variety of BRBs have been developed."
3
Initialism of big red button. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4
Initialism of Brazilian rainbow boa abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Adjective

1
The state of being away from one's device while meaning to come back soon. Internet
"Oh, he can't message you right now. He's BRB."
2
Alternative letter-case form of BRB. Internet, alt-of, not-comparable

Phrase

1
Initialism of be right back. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"@Socrates Got off lightly, all things considered. They just want me to drink this hemlock stuff. BRB. 8.11am, March 22, 399BC"
2
Alternative letter-case form of BRB. Internet, alt-of

"@Socrates Got off lightly, all things considered. They just want me to drink this hemlock stuff. BRB. 8.11am, March 22, 399BC"

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.