informal
: best friend
The holiday was a present from my bestie to celebrate my 32nd birthday …—
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This live recording stars Jonathan Groff and a never-better Daniel Radcliffe as talented but tumultuous creative partners, with Lindsay Mendez as their bestie, in a nifty narrative that follows the ups and downs of the trio's relationship.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Margot, who works for a social-media platform called Kino and shares a New Orleans apartment with her bestie, Ryan (Aaron Holliday), has only just crawled out of a dark period and doesn’t require much to teeter back in.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Diaz, in her second screen appearance since ending her own acting hiatus, is welcome if hardly tested as a long-suffering bestie, while Bomer scores the film’s few straightforward laughs as her dim-bulb sidekick.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Ready to gather your besties and plan your own getaway?
—Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Margot, who works for a social-media platform called Kino and shares a New Orleans apartment with her bestie, Ryan (Aaron Holliday), has only just crawled out of a dark period and doesn’t require much to teeter back in.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Diaz, in her second screen appearance since ending her own acting hiatus, is welcome if hardly tested as a long-suffering bestie, while Bomer scores the film’s few straightforward laughs as her dim-bulb sidekick.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Ready to gather your besties and plan your own getaway?
—Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bestie
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“Bestie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestie. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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