byo

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

—n
	(Austral), (NZ) an unlicensed restaurant at which diners may drink their own wine, etc

[C20: from the phrase bring your own]

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BYOB

—*abbreviation for*
1.	bring your own beer
2.	bring your own booze
3.	bring your own bottle

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Word Origin & History

BYOB

acronym for "bring your own bottle" or "bring your own booze," first recorded 1950s.

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BYO(B) definition

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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Abbreviations & Acronyms

BYO
bring your own [food and drink]

BYOB

bring your own booze
bring your own bottle

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