bestie

noun best·ie \ ˈbe-stē \

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Definition of bestie

informal

: best friend

The holiday was a present from my bestie to celebrate my 32nd birthday …
—Helena McAlpine

Recent Examples of bestie from the Web

Gold's Gym: Workout for free Friday without a membership with your bestie for Gold's BFF Day.

— kelly tyko, USA TODAY, "Lots of buy one, get one deals today for National Best Friends Day," 8 June 2018
Facebook has a friends and family problem, meaning the tight-knit social fabric that drew us in — important or heart-warming posts from our moms, dads, sisters, brothers and besties — has all but unraveled.

— jennifer van grove, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Is it too late to fix Facebook?," 2 June 2018
Twenty reps of any move is a lot to ask, let alone an exercise where your bestie's life and face are in your hands.

— leah prinzivalli, SELF, "Why Jasmine Tookes and Josephine Skriver's Partner Abs Exercise Is So Difficult to Do," 1 Feb. 2018
The couple hasn’t posted any photos of the wedding yet — according to an Instagram story posted by Piesterse’s bestie Jailynn Rubio, who officiated, the ceremony was unplugged.

— refinery29.com, "This Pretty Little Liar Got Married In Ireland," 28 May 2018
Ibiza, the best-friends-go-on-a-wild-trip comedy available Friday, has Bayer’s Nikki going on an impromptu trip to Spain with her besties Harper (Gillian Jacobs) and Leah (Phoebe Robinson).

— carly mallenbaum, USA TODAY, "Netflix's 'Ibiza' should do for Vanessa Bayer what 'Girls Trip' did for Tiffany Haddish," 25 May 2018
Such is the case for celebrity besties Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams, who have been by each other's sides since their days on the timeless teen drama Dawson's Creek.

— zoe weiner, Glamour, "Michelle Williams Literally Sent Busy Philipps a Cardboard Cut-Out of Herself," 24 May 2018
The 'Wolves' singer showed love for her bestie on Instagram.

— heran mamo, Billboard, "Selena Gomez Posts Sweet Selfie With Pal Taylor Swift After 'Reputation' Tour Reunion: 'I Love You'," 21 May 2018
Noted frenemies/besties Woods and Mickelson both had a rough go.

— teddy greenstein, chicagotribune.com, "Patrick Reed goes low to take second-round lead at Masters," 6 Apr. 2018

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