b-day

or b'day

[ bee-dey ]

noun

, Informal.

1. birthday:

   When's her b-day?

Word History and Origins

Origin of b-day¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

“And don’t forget — and this is true — Joe Biden was actually alive back when D-Day happened. And I’m pretty sure when A-Day, B-Day and C-Day happened, too.”

From New York Times

“B-Day” is scrawled on Feb. 6.

From Washington Post

Roger: Tell your mom I say happy b-day!

From Literature

"My b-day is coming soon !!!!!"

From Fox News

You know this family to be so committed to not observing the pandemic safety practices that they even booked a b-day party at a venue where the staff won’t follow CDC guidelines.

From Slate

More About B-Day

What does b-day mean?

B-day is an informal shortening of birthday, as in We’re surprising Rami with a cake for his b-day tomorrow.

B-day is normally used in very informal situations, such as texting and social media posts, especially with friends and family rather than with strangers or acquaintances.

B-day is also written as b’day. It’s also occasionally written as b day or beeday. 

Example: Jenny invited me to her b-day party at that fancy restaurant, and I can’t wait!

Where does b-day come from?

The first records of the term b-day come from around the 1930s. It comes from a shortening of birthday.

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What are some other forms related to b-day?

• b’day (alternative spelling)

What are some synonyms for b-day?

• birthday

What are some words that share a root or word element with b-day? 

• birth
• day
• V-Day

What are some words that often get used in discussing b-day?

• celebration
• gift
• happy

What are some words b-day may be commonly confused with?

• bidet

How is b-day used in real life?

B-day is a commonly used informal term for birthday.

Lakers win.. great B-day present for Coach!💪🏼😤#LakeShow

— Alex Caruso (@ACFresh21) March 29, 2018

Happy 245th b-day #America 🎉 I know age can weigh down on you and make things a bit, well, tense. But my Aunt Maud swears by aqua jogging, and you’ve got 2 whole oceans to work with, so let’s make the next 245 stronger than the first 🇺🇸

— Ted Lasso (@TedLasso) July 4, 2021

My favorite part of today was my parents leaving me a b-day song VM and identifying themselves at the end as if I'd be like "who IS this?".

— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) March 10, 2015

 

Try using b-day!

Is b-day used correctly in the following sentence?

“I heard your b-day was coming up, so I got you a little present.”