bestest
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bestest
1750–60; best ( def. ) + -est 1 ( def. ) suffix forming the superlative
Example Sentences
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“Wishing our bestest boy a speedy recovery, and want him to get all the scratchies and treats!” the department’s post said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
“They are some of my bestest friends EVER!”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
And from all of this, it seems to me, two questions arise: Are we truly getting what we pay so dearly for — the bestest, finest, most exceptional military ever?
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2023
Is Washington, D.C., just about the bestest place in the whole wide world or is it a stinking cesspool of sweaty armpits and philandering spouses?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2015
I hadn’t exactly been the bestest friend either.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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