Baefy is a slang word that combines the words “bae “and “wifey” together. “Wifey” Meaning “Wife” and “Bae” which translates to “Before Anyone Else”. The word is usually used in talking about your significant other or someone very close to you. For example, “Me and Baefy are gonna go cuddle and watch The Notebook together then go and knit sweaters for each other”. The term “Baefy” is one that I only recall hearing in the past year or two. I’ve only heard it verbally in an ironic tone of voice. It is notable that “Baefy” is a genderless term.
Online it is very hard to find the origins of “Baefy” are very hard to find on the internet but it’s root words can be traced back. The term “Bae” surfaced in 2014 in internet memes. Of these memes the most popular ones consisted of a picture of someone sleeping and the caption is usually something like, “Lol, Bae caught me slippin, love him”. Now the comedic part of this meme is that if the viewer looks close enough they can see that the person sleeping was actually the one who took the picture. It’s meaning has remained the same over the years. “Bae” has been used by many artists such as Ice Jay Jay Fish, Pharrell Williams and Lil’ Wayne. Though it is mainly used by teenagers and young people. Nowadays, “Bae” or “Baefy” is used in a more ironic and comedic way. Nobody (that I know of) seriously refers to any as “Bae” in a regular conversation, it’s very 2010’s comedy. Memes have evolved and so has the language.I don’t see “Bae” or “Baefy” having a future in any other way other than memes and other random internet comedy.
The definition of “Wifey” is “Girlfriend described as wife material”. It’s hard to find the exact year that “wifey” originated but it was around the same time as “Bae”. For example “ After a year and a half of being together, I knew she was wifey”. The meaning of “wifey” has stayed the same. Mainly young people and teenagers use it in an ironic way. It is appropriate for sarcastic and funny situations.
“Wifey.” Cyber Definitions, www.cyberdefinitions.com/definitions/WIFEY.html.
