informal
: best friend
The holiday was a present from my bestie to celebrate my 32nd birthday …—
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If anything, the most poignant love story is the one between Penelope and Colin’s little sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie), childhood besties whose bond was destroyed last season by Eloise’s discovery of Penelope’s activities as Whistledown.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
The besties are speaking to each other in Bridgerton season 3 pic
In some ways, that mirrored Newton's own experiences on Bridgerton.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2024
There were no smiling selfies with her besties, no class parties, and no fancy awards ceremony to fete the high achievers like her.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 10 May 2024
At the time, Jenner already had some besties in the industry — Delevingne being one of them.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Lana Del Rey — Swift bestie who was at the Super Bowl with her — wearing a veil held up by twig horns.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024
But as seniors, the besties are finding that making good on their pact might prove difficult.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 3 May 2024
But the real match made in heaven was the one between Mal and Lexi, who remain besties (cough, cough, get together, please).
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan portray odd-couple besties, both lesbians, who hit the road to Tallahassee, Florida, for a family visit.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
The besties are speaking to each other in Bridgerton season 3 pic
In some ways, that mirrored Newton's own experiences on Bridgerton.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 May 2024
There were no smiling selfies with her besties, no class parties, and no fancy awards ceremony to fete the high achievers like her.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 10 May 2024
At the time, Jenner already had some besties in the industry — Delevingne being one of them.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Lana Del Rey — Swift bestie who was at the Super Bowl with her — wearing a veil held up by twig horns.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024
But as seniors, the besties are finding that making good on their pact might prove difficult.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 3 May 2024
But the real match made in heaven was the one between Mal and Lexi, who remain besties (cough, cough, get together, please).
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan portray odd-couple besties, both lesbians, who hit the road to Tallahassee, Florida, for a family visit.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Bestie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestie. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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