"BFF" meaning in All languages combined

See BFF on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌbiː.ɛfˈɛf/ Forms: BFFs [plural], bff [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BFF (plural BFFs)
  1. (informal) Initialism of best friend forever. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism Alternative form of: best friend forever Categories (topical): Friendship, People Related terms: BFFL (english: best friend for life)
    Sense id: en-BFF-en-noun-VX1JEFTv Disambiguation of Friendship: 70 30 Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
  2. (software engineering) Initialism of backend for frontend. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: backend for frontend Categories (topical): Software engineering, People
    Sense id: en-BFF-en-noun-j4Y8WQ7m Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Noun [French]

Forms: BFFs [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} BFF m or f by sense (plural BFFs)
  1. (informal) BFF (best friend forever) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, informal, masculine Categories (topical): Friendship, People

Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: BFFs [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense|#s}} BFF m or f by sense (plural BFFs)
  1. (informal) BFF (best friend forever) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, informal, masculine Categories (topical): Friendship, People

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: BFFs [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|mfbysense}} BFF m or f by sense (plural BFFs)
  1. (informal) BFF (best friend forever) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, informal, masculine Categories (topical): Friendship, People

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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