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BYOB

bring your own bottle, as of liquor or wine: often included in an invitation to indicate that the host will not provide liquor.
Also, BYO.


Origin:
1970–75
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BYO(B)

  1. mod.
    bring your own (booze or bottle). (Initialism.) : A note on the invitation says that the party is BYOB.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

BYOB 
acronym for "bring your own bottle" or "bring your own booze," first recorded 1950s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
BYO
bring your own [food and drink]
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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