“BD” stands for “Birthday.”

What does BD mean?

Abbreviation “BD” means “Birthday.” It’s usually in reference to someone saying HBD—which means “Happy Birthday.”

This abbreviation is considered safe for children to use. And is considered work appropriate, but due to its informal language you may want to consider whether you use it or not.

Examples and other meanings

• “It’s your BD! Celebrate!”
  • Emotion: Happy
  • Intention: In this example, we can see someone referring to a day, usually the day someone was born (i.e., a birthday!).
• “What do you want to do for your BD?”
  • Emotion: Question
  • Intention: We can see “BD” used at the end of a sentence as a question, too.

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