bestie

[ bes-tee ]

/ ˈbɛs ti /

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noun

Informal. a person's best friend.

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Nearby words

bestial, bestiality, bestialize, bestially, bestiary, bestie, bestir, bestow, bestraddle, bestrew, bestride

Origin of bestie

First recorded in 1990–95; best + -ie

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Examples from the Web for bestie

The new way to show your love and affection for your bestie is with a fashionable Little Scocha friendship bracelet.
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Gomez voluntarily spent two weeks in rehab last month, and Demi sticks up for bestie Selena as she works out her emotional life.
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I ask, forgetful of the familiar sense of bestie, and figuring cougars at least by the word.
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