bff

American

[bee-ef-ef] / ˈbiˈɛfˈɛf /

Or BFF

abbreviation

Informal.

plural

bffs, BFFs

a person's best friend, typically a girl's (sometimes used facetiously).

I really miss my bffs.
Cheryl in Customer Service called twice today—she's my new BFF.
one’s close associate, ally, or supporter.

the oil lobby and its bff’s in Congress.

Etymology

Origin of bff

First recorded in 1995-2000; initial letters of best friend/friends forever

Example Sentences

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He says he worries that people think he's got on because of who he knows, rather than his talents, that he's better known as a certain kind of starlet's gay bff than as a broadcaster.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2012

“Ffmmmmm bff llvvmmm,” he mumbles as the giant screen that surrounds him buzzes with blurry images, like a TV on the fritz.

From Washington Post

It wasn't that long ago that I slipped notes into your locker, marked with bff and for your eyes only and our nicknames—mizz frizz and strawberry girl.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

I got up onstage and Tim did some terrible beat-boxing—“Bff ba-dff, bff bff ba-dff”—while I stumbled through some Busta Rhymes lyrics that I made up as I went along.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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