Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Before anyone else

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The result was delete. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:08, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Before anyone else

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I do not believe that it is clear that bae is an acronym. The main source for the article states that 'One tale supposes that bae is in fact the acronym BAE, standing for “before anyone else.” But people often like to make up such origin stories that linguists later discover were absolute poppycock, like the idea that the f-word is an acronym dating back to royal days when everyone needed the king’s permission to get in the sack'. Bae is more likely to be a backronym, and I believe it is unlikely that any reliable source will prove to the contrary. Matt J ^User|Talk 18:57, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I'm not sure if this is a hoax article, but the sources cited here do not support the conclusion that the term "bae" is an acronym. According to reliable sources, the acronym theory is derived from a post at Urban Dictionary (see this article in Esquire, this article in Bustle, and this article in The Atlantic). I should also note that there is a dating app called "BAE", which uses the term as an acronym for "before anyone else" (see this link to the app). In any event, deletion is appropriate here. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 21:25, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Everymorning (talk) 21:36, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete If I believe everything on the page, it's still just a WP:DICDEF followed by a short synthesized WP:ESSAY. I'd need to see a lot more references demonstrating usage and cultural impact before I'd consider moving bae outside Wiktionary and into Wikipedia. Aspirex (talk) 22:31, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per nom. Additionally, if there were to be an article on the word "bae", it should be at Bae, not at a supposed acronym, given that the origin is unclear. Smith(talk) 13:25, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. "Bae" passes WP:WORDISSUBJECT and could be its own article, but the TIME article clearly states that "before anyone else" is probably a backronym. --Sammy1339 (talk) 21:49, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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