B4

Battleship targeting square

B4 is internet and texting shorthand for "before": B4 u go, text me.

The number 4 substitutes for the syllable it sounds like, following the same pattern as 2 for "to" and 8 for "-ate." Common in casual digital communication, rare in formal writing.

abbreviation

vitamin

Essential organic nutrient

cellBasic unit of life
battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
gradeClassification by rank

classification · size · piano · coordinate · category · ranking · position · level · designation · model

musical

note

Short written record

pitchFrequency of sound
keyLock-opening device
octaveEight-note interval

flat · scale · chord · melody · interval · keyboard · fingering · register · tone · middle C

Opposites

temporal sequence

B4after

Following in time

L8R · afterwards · subsequently · AFT · following

B4before

Prior in time

prior to · previously · heretofore · beforehand · antecedently

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G