Tbh

phrase, prep_phrase, slang

phrase, prep_phrase, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of to be honest. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "TBH (To be honest), I skip a lot of it too. But did read it for a while."

  2. 2
    Initialism of to be hired. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of to be had (“sexually available”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, obsolete, slang
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of to be honest. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Even the model and actress Julia Fox commented under one post on TikTok, revealing that she’s also celibate and is enjoying it: “2.5 years of celibacy and never been better tbh,” she wrote."

Synonyms

All synonyms
be honestto be honest

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"TBH (To be honest), I skip a lot of it too. But did read it for a while."

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