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Inb4

'In before' — pre-empting a predictable reply by posting it first: 'inb4 someone says skill issue'. The record's entry for the reply that arrives before the reply, and the forum's way of taking the fun out of the obvious.

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Correction @stitch_sasha · Digger needs source 12 Dec 2021

The record spells it one way; the original post spelled it another. I would keep the original, typo and all. The typo is the provenance.

Definition @geocities_widow · Archivist 4 Nov 2013

The record notes 'inb4' is now used in meetings — 'inb4 legal says no' — by people who learned it on a board they would not admit to.

Memory @kym_lurker · Archivist 8 Dec 2012

Personal note for the archive: I have used Inb4 unironically at least twice this week. Reporting this honestly because the record depends on people admitting it.

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