You can write it down, but if you say “BRB” they’ll say “Okay, Urkel.”
你可以写下来, 但如果你说“BRB” ,他们会说“好的, Urkel” 。
哈佛商业课
BRB. DAN ZEDEK: Don't be scared.
BRB.丹·泽德克:不要害怕。
Emma的美味英语
It's still often used today in text and group chats especially but when spoken it's never really said BRB, just say be right back.
现在它经常被用在短信和群组聊天中,但是说的时候并不会再说 BRB 了,而是说马上回来。
Emma的美味英语
So this one comes from the early days of internet chatting when someone needed to step away from their computer for a little bit, just for a few minutes and they would write BRB as in be right back.