"bestie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛsti/ Forms: besties [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsti Etymology: best + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bestfriend|ie|alt1=best}} best + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} bestie (plural besties)
  1. (informal, chiefly women's speech) best friend Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bestie-en-noun-fgVfMYC9
  2. (informal, chiefly women's speech) best friend; A term of address for someone, usually used to instruct, to make a statement, or to draw attention. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bestie-en-noun-kbZRSsTx Disambiguation of People: 0 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 73 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 67 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 67 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 10 74 15
  3. (informal, chiefly women's speech) friend (any in general) Tags: informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bestie-en-noun-lVAINBmD Disambiguation of People: 0 69 31

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