plural BFFs
informal
: a very close friend
A BFF doesn't gossip about or lie to you. She doesn't share your secrets on her MySpace page.Girls' Life

Examples of BFF in a Sentence

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June 2025: Abrams plays to a massive crowd at Glastonbury that includes Mescal’s Normal People costar and BFF Daisy Edgar-Jones and her boyfriend, Ben Seed. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 June 2025 A little jealousy or sadness when your BFF is having fun with someone else isn’t automatically a red flag. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 June 2025 In Documentary Competition, BFF will host the world premiere of No Baby on Board, directed and produced by Julia Kots. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 June 2025 His offseason moves have mostly panned out, despite missing out on Bregman — a deal Epstein reportedly had a part in as a Red Sox minority owner and special adviser and BFF to Red Sox President Sam Kennedy. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for BFF

Word History

Etymology

Best Friends Forever

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of BFF was in 1978

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“BFF.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BFF. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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