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

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Read on for 16 gifts for your boyfriend, girlfriend, BFF or yourself. Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2025 Save it for our Spicy Shrimp Pasta Spaghetti Similarly, meatballs’ BFF isn’t your best bet for cheesy mac. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025 One Of Them Days is a great way to kick off the new year and watch with your ride-or-die BFF. refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Bumble established a Bumble BFF category many years ago, but just last year launched Bumble for Friends, a standalone app dedicated to helping people find platonic companionship. Erin Lowry, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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