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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Pictures have popped up online of Swift and BFF Selena Gomez at a Beverly Hills bar earlier this week. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025 During the season 6 premiere of The Kardashians, the mom of two was put on the spot by her BFF Malika Haqq who asked when Khloé was gonna get back to dating. Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 Will this revival include Buffy’s BFF, the powerful witch Willow (Alyson Hannigan), or Buffy’s delightfully studious former Watcher, Giles (Anthony Stewart Head)? Adam B. Vary, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 But Gi-hun had no idea that Player 001 was actually the Front Man in disguise, who secretly sabotaged the rebellion and killed many of the players — including Gi-hun's BFF Jung-bae, a.k.a. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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