Back in the day (slang)
Pronunciation: /bak-in-the-day/
What does Back in the day mean?
Sometime in the past; a time period from one’s younger life.
Back in the day Synonyms: Back then, From time
Example sentence: “Back in the day, we could say whatever we wanted.”
Back in the day in songs:
“Out selling P’s and smoking weed avoiding police right up the street Way back in the day before I had all of this paper” – Wiz Khalifa, Medicated.
“Back in the day them niggas laughed when I said I’m next Up with the choppa ‘case that boy try reach for my neck” – YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Through the Storm.
“Fergy be mobbing all day, prolly with Marty or Jay Them my niggas from back in the day, Tarzan ain’t showing his face” – A$AP Ferg, Shabba.
“Back in the day I used to rob with no mask on Shit on my wrist, I woulda killed the whole house for” – 21 Savage, can’t leave without it.
“Back in the day, when a nigga sell dope I’ma slap your daddy out and then put him in a hole” – Future, Sh!t.
“Tougher than raw denim, my flow you can’t identify Talib said it best back in the day, we just tryna get by” – Logic, City of Stars.