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  • noun informal One's best friend.

Etymologies

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best +‎ -ie

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Examples

  • Whitney Port’s high school bestie is joining the cast of The City.

    Courtney Love Gives Paris Hilton The Finger 2009

  • “The problem is,” Clarice says, “that her bestie is her sister, Madeline, who is the one who left her in Southie tonight!”

    One Night That Changes Everything Lauren Barnholdt 2010

  • “The problem is,” Clarice says, “that her bestie is her sister, Madeline, who is the one who left her in Southie tonight!”

    One Night That Changes Everything Lauren Barnholdt 2010

  • “The problem is,” Clarice says, “that her bestie is her sister, Madeline, who is the one who left her in Southie tonight!”

    One Night That Changes Everything Lauren Barnholdt 2010

  • “The problem is,” Clarice says, “that her bestie is her sister, Madeline, who is the one who left her in Southie tonight!”

    One Night That Changes Everything Lauren Barnholdt 2010

  • Dinner was nv alone .. beastie (aka bestie) came to the rescue of the beauty!! hee .. the most sumptuous meal for the week i wld say cox my appetite is coming back!!! but i will eat in moderation and continue to keep fit!!

    pangsuan Diary Entry pangsuan 2009

  • Elisabeth Hasselbeck tries to act as with-it and progressive as possible while all she clearly wants to do is throw up and weepily call her bestie Sarah Palin on the phone to tell her what Sherri Shepherd Vows to Defend Biblical Definition of Marriage That She Cannot Remember Proposition 8 didn't go over so well with the gay community!

    Gawker 2009

  • And yes, Winfrey did give spiritual teacher Iyanla Vanzant a chance back in the day that Vanzant admittedly sabotaged, but have we seen any other people of color since then besides Winfrey's "bestie", Gayle King springboard into super stardom via an association with her?

    Cocoa Popps: Why Isn't the Oprah Winfrey Network More Diverse? Cocoa Popps 2011

  • Amy tries bonding with "bestie" pal Penny, discussing her penis envy — "not for sex, for convenience" — but the brainiac's night terrors send Penny into Leonard's bed.

    Matt's TV Week in Review 2011

  • I like to consider Liz Lemon as my "bestie" as well.

    Valentines' Sweets 2010

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