BRB is an acronym for “be right back”. The meaning of BRB, in Portuguese, would be something like “be right back”.
What is BRB
BRB is an acronym has its source connected to the digital communications informal, for it was there that appeared, in sites, chat, gaming and social networks.
As can be gathered from the translation, the abbreviation for BRB is used when a particular person will need to be absent briefly from the conversation, but will return soon.
Although the BRB is a slang of the English language, in the language typical of the internet, known as “internetês”, the use of the acronym has spread and she is, today, used at the international level.
There are many other phrases common in social networks made of acronyms, as they are quick to write and quick to read, in addition to being easily understood. These expressions are in English and are examples of them: LOL, IDK, IDGAF, LMFAO, OMG, BBL and BBS, and many others.
BBL and BBS are acronyms that relate to the BRB.
BBL means “be back later”, or, in Portuguese, “be back later”. This is almost the opposite of the BRB, for while one provides for the return brief, the other warns that will be later.
Already BBS means “be back in a second”, or, in Portuguese, “be back in a second”. There is no great difference between the BRB and BBS, but in general, BBS is used when the return is more brief than in the BRB.
Still in this same context, there is the acronym GTG or g2g’s. Both have the same meaning: got to go, or, in Portuguese, “need to go”.
Another similar is BCNU, which is to say “be seeing you”, something that can be translated as “until the view” or “see you”.
The slang of the so-called internetês consist, for the most part, the acronyms are much faster than typing the whole word, so communication is the highest possible speed, following the speed of the networks. The reason for being in English is because English is the most spoken language online, almost as a lingua franca on the internet, because it is the language which the majority of internet users uses to ensure effective communication.