BYOB

or BYO

abbreviation for

1. bring your own bottle: (used in invitations, on signs, etc., to indicate that alcohol will not be provided, but that guests or patrons may bring in alcohol and drink it.)

BYOB

abbreviation for

1. bring your own beer
2. bring your own booze
3. bring your own bottle

Word History and Origins

Origin of BYOB¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“I heard that this was a BYOB. So I brought my own boy! Everyone, this is my nephew, Nathan!”

From Literature

In opinion surveys, Johnson’s polling numbers are in the dumpster after months of drip-drip revelations about how he allowed his staff to turn his office and residence of 10 Downing Street into an ersatz frat house during the darkest days of the pandemic — with “BYOB” party invites, karaoke singing, fisticuffs and vomiting.

From Washington Post

Police are looking into 12 gatherings, including ones that involved quiz games, wine and cheese celebrations, “BYOB” invitations — and alcohol that was brought in via wheeled luggage.

From Washington Post

And apologized some more — amid shouts from the opposition that he is a liar and should resign — that he attended a “BYOB” garden party at his own home during the height of coronavirus lockdown in May 2020.

From Washington Post

Prices: $45 per person, BYOB, plus tax and tip.

From Washington Post