informal
: best friend
The holiday was a present from my bestie to celebrate my 32nd birthday …—
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The besties then attempted to create the world’s longest cheese pull by Lady and the Tramp-ing a cheese stick.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
With Lady Danbury now serving a singular role as Queen Charlotte’s bestie, Brownell says that the requests that the royal usually asked of her pal will be instead passed on to her newest lady-in-waiting, Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi).
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
That left Olympic skating besties Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir (Faithfuls) in a tight battle versus singer Eric Nam and snake wrangling hearthrob Rob Rausch (Traitors).
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Cap turns against his bestie, Iron Man, to protect Bucky, motivating the entire Civil War arc.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
With Lady Danbury now serving a singular role as Queen Charlotte’s bestie, Brownell says that the requests that the royal usually asked of her pal will be instead passed on to her newest lady-in-waiting, Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi).
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
That left Olympic skating besties Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir (Faithfuls) in a tight battle versus singer Eric Nam and snake wrangling hearthrob Rob Rausch (Traitors).
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Cap turns against his bestie, Iron Man, to protect Bucky, motivating the entire Civil War arc.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Bestie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestie. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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