"bf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bfs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bf (countable and uncountable, plural bfs)
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of boyfriend. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: boyfriend Hypernyms (boyfriend): SO Related terms (boyfriend): GF, SO
    Sense id: en-bf-en-noun-KUq6wpSF Disambiguation of 'boyfriend': 89 9 2 Disambiguation of 'boyfriend': 89 9 2
  2. (Internet slang) Initialism of best friend. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: best friend Related terms (best friend): BFF, BFFL
    Sense id: en-bf-en-noun-Ysh0ZXo5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 74 18 Disambiguation of 'best friend': 3 96 1
  3. (proofreading) Initialism of boldface. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: boldface
    Sense id: en-bf-en-noun-rzhh73Vu

Inflected forms

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