What Does NB Stand For?

Non-binary

NB is an acronym that stands for "non-binary," which refers to a person who does not identify with the male/female gender binary. Non-binary and the NB acronym became a common label in the mid-2010s in the LGBTQ community.

People identifying as NB may have no gender, have more than one gender, or be moving between genders. A variation of the NB acronym is enby, which is the phonetic pronunciation of the acronym.

Example

Taylor is no longer identifying as male. Instead, they say they're NB

Related Slang

Enby	A non-binary person
m	Male
f	Female
LGBT	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
LGBTQ	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer
MOTAS	Members of the appropriate sex
MOTOS	Members of the opposite sex
str8	Straight

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General

Not bad

In chat, text, and social media messages, NB typically stands for "not bad." This acronym means roughly the same thing as "eh, it's ok."

You can use NB to describe any item or event of medium quality. For example, if you had an acceptable yet uneventful day, you could say your day was NB. Or, if you recently ate a reasonable cheeseburger, you could say that cheeseburger was NB.

Example

How was your day? NB, how was yours?

Related Slang

f9	Fine
fn	Fine
K	OK
KK	OK
mkay	OK
Kinda	Kind of
Mid	Mediocre

Categories

Social MediaOnline ChatText Messaging

Please note

NB is an acronym that stands for "Nota Bene," which is Latin for "note well" or "please note." People may use it online and offline when emphasizing a vital point they want others to remember.

For example, you may receive an invite to a party, and near the bottom, it reads, "NB, while we love kids, this is an adult-only gathering." Or, you might read a message or email, "Here's the updated draft for the press release. NB - the time and date are still TBD."

NB is one of several acronyms or abbreviations people may use when textually communicating. Some other examples include:

• "e.g." - exempli gratia, which is Latin for "for example"
• "i.e." - id est, which is Latin for "that is"
• sic - an abbreviation of "spelling incorrect"

Example

NB: The attire for the event is business casual TFTHU!

NB that NB means please note

Related Slang

NTS	Note to self
FTR	For the record
OBTW	Oh, by the way
AISB	As I said before
RML	Read my lips
LMK	Let me know
ASAP	As soon as possible
RSVP	Répondez s'il vous plaît
Sic	Spelling incorrect
sp	Spelling
TFTHU	Thanks for the heads up

Categories

GeneralEmail

Nightborne

World of Warcraft (WoW) players use NB as shorthand for nightborne. This Horde race, which is an arcane offshoot of the night elves, was introduced in the Legion expansion.

Players commonly abbreviate nightborne to NB when discussing nightborne characters, abilities, and lore. For example, a player discussing nightborne customizations may ask "Do you think Blizz will finally let NB chars have beards soon?"

Example

The NB are so hardcore Yeah, they're one of my favorite WoW races

Related Slang

Nelf	Night elf
Belf	Blood elf
Velf	Void elf
RTK	Return to Karazhan
Main	Main character
10m	Ten man
25m	Twenty-five man

Categories

Online GamingWorld of Warcraft

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