RBAY

RBAY: Acronym for "right back at you" which also means "you too" or "you as well"

I created this acronym while responding to a group text message when I was on the run and too lazy/busy to respond in full. I began to implement it into day to day conversation, virtual and not virtual over the past two weeks. In person I used the pronunciation "are-bay" for the acronym. The responses I got in person and in texts were the same with one exception. Over text, people were at first confused but relatively receptive to the term. Once I relayed the definition - and only that, I did not mention that I created it - many responded as if they were simply not clued in on the new acronym or had not heard it YET, but accepted that it was a term that was already commonly in use. Whereas, in person, once I used the term and told them what it meant, people seemed to be more skeptical of its existence and how commonly it was used, and asked me questions regarding its origin and where I heard it. Only a couple of people have used the word in my presence since I've been saying it. No one had cast scorn, only curiosity and skepticism at first.