informal
: best friend
The holiday was a present from my bestie to celebrate my 32nd birthday …—
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Snaps from the celebrations showed the reality star alongside her friends, including her bestie Malika Haqq, 42, and sisters Kim Kardashian, 44, and Kourtney Kardashian Barker, 46, as well as their mom Kris Jenner, 69.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The childhood besties wrote the song roughly four years ago in Abrams’ basement as a joke.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2025
The 92-year-old actor, who retired from Hollywood in 2023, is making his return to the silver screen alongside his bestie Vin Diesel in a forthcoming sequel to their 2015 fantasy film, The Last Witch Hunter.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The post included a slideshow of images, ranging from Blessit when she was surrendered in a cardboard box, to being bottle fed, and now at the age of 4 playing with her besties.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The childhood besties wrote the song roughly four years ago in Abrams’ basement as a joke.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2025
The 92-year-old actor, who retired from Hollywood in 2023, is making his return to the silver screen alongside his bestie Vin Diesel in a forthcoming sequel to their 2015 fantasy film, The Last Witch Hunter.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The post included a slideshow of images, ranging from Blessit when she was surrendered in a cardboard box, to being bottle fed, and now at the age of 4 playing with her besties.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Bestie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestie. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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