something that is prior to something not after
He waited 30 minutes BEFORE going swimming
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The word before can also mean in front of, ahead of. It is an old meaning which is rarely used nowadays.
He stood before my eyes and didn't say a word.
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before (BEE four) noun. in this instance, before refers to when families, or individuals, went by their last names -- generally in the Old Country prior to emigrating to the USA. so as not to be identified with any particular ethnic, religious, nationality, etc. the last name was changed to appear more 'American' in order to 'fit in.'
Mordecai: 'Ma, This is Sue, the woman I told you about.'
Ma: (To herself: 'Oy vey!) What a lovely creature! I didn't catch the last name dear...'
Mordecai: (To himself: 'Oh fuck!')
Sue: 'Smith. Mrs. Goldfarb.'
Ma: 'Lovely name, what was it before dear?'
Ma: (To herself: 'Jesus Christ, a fucking shikse! My son has brought home a courve, I hope the neighbors didn't see her.')
Sue: 'Before - what Mrs. Goldfarb?'
Mordecai: (To himself: 'Jesus Christ! How do I explain this one?')
Ma: 'You'll have to excuse me, I've got (the) shpilkus. Lovely to meet you Sue.'
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A mathematical term for addition. (slang)
2 + 2 before
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Used on internet message boards and forums to imply that the poster expects a certain type of post/message to occur later in the particular thread, or that the thread will be locked when a moderator sees it.
- in before flame war.
- in before troll.
- in before noobs.
- in before locked thread.
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The extraordinarily overwhelming and unavoidable state of single mindedness and almost blindingly impaired judgment preceding sexual release. Often used as an explanation for certain cases of seemingly out of character behavior. This is usually followed by The Afters, a powerful state of shame, embarrassment, and regret, immediately following sexual release.
Guy 1: What the fuck is wrong with you? You walked out of your room wearing nothing but a Gene Simmons mask and a fleshlight, and proceeded to loudly gratify yourself until you creamed all over Liz.
Guy 2: I hadnโt gotten off in a week. I had a really bad case of the befores...
Guy 1: Fair enough. Plus that bitch deserved it.
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In before is a term used to predict karma, it really only makes sense to people that use the term
Person 1: Iโve studied a lot, Iโm expecting an A
Person 2: In before you fail
Person 1: *fails the test*
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