informal
: best friend
The holiday was a present from my bestie to celebrate my 32nd birthday …—
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Plenty of social media users love seeing the videos of Noah and his canine besties.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, and Han Gi-Chan play besties who orchestrate the ultimate marital ruse in the first trailer for The Wedding Banquet, director Andrew Ahn's remake of Ang Lee's 1993 classic of the same name.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
His only ally in what begins to look like a supernatural predicament is childhood bestie Nina (Gizem Erdogan), who’s also employed at Ekskuggan.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Craig Conover and Austen Kroll may just be besties again.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, and Han Gi-Chan play besties who orchestrate the ultimate marital ruse in the first trailer for The Wedding Banquet, director Andrew Ahn's remake of Ang Lee's 1993 classic of the same name.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
His only ally in what begins to look like a supernatural predicament is childhood bestie Nina (Gizem Erdogan), who’s also employed at Ekskuggan.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Craig Conover and Austen Kroll may just be besties again.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Bestie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestie. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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