WYGBAD

Definition

Acronym for 'Why you gotta be a dick?'—the universal text-speak indictment deployed when someone demolishes your innocent suggestion with unnecessary rage, like hating on a burger recommendation with the fury of a thousand suns.

Example Usage

I suggested we watch a movie and he started ranting about how cinema is dead; my buddy just texted 'WYGBAD' in the group chat.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=WYGBAD&defid=6482056)

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