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title: "bae · GenZ Decoded"
description: "bae: A romantic partner; a term of endearment shortened from babe, popular in the early 2010s. Example: \"I'm grabbing dinner with bae tonight.\""
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# bae

Millennial[#dating](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/dating/)

**Meaning.** A romantic partner; a term of endearment shortened from babe, popular in the early 2010s.

See it in a sentence

I'm grabbing dinner with bae tonight.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [boo](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boo/),[SO](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/so/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    bae

- Gen X

    [better half](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/better-half/)

- Boomer

    [main squeeze](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/main-squeeze/)

- Plain English

    romantic partner

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## Related slang

- [zombie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/zombie/): A former romantic interest who ghosts you and later resurfaces.
- [attention whore](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/attention-whore/): A hostile term for someone the speaker thinks deliberately provokes reactions to be noticed.
- [BB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bb/): Short for babe or baby, used affectionately, often for friends.
- [BDE](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bde/): Big d--- energy: an air of relaxed, quiet, unbothered confidence.

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