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

Examples of BFF in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In those instances, a scalp sunscreen should be your new BFF. Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 24 June 2024 Most noticeably: Even when BFF is not happening, its contributions are felt around the town. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 June 2024 Woodall’s Dexter is privileged and charismatic but emotionally tortured as the series chronicles his evolving friendship with his witty and stubborn BFF across two decades on the same day. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024 Somehow keeping this all from being a talking-head-style docu, Klein has the right people on camera with much to illuminate about the subject including BFF Mia Farrow, Jim Caruso, Ben Vereen and Cabaret composer John Kander. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 June 2024 Both Larson and Vellani reprise their respective roles for the film, along with Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, daughter of Carol/Captain Marvel's BFF Maria. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024 Season four’s Micah Lussier, who must’ve appreciated Sarah Ann becoming the new LIB villain, was a capital-M mean girl during her time in the pods, making fun of other women with her BFF Irina Solomonova. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 May 2024 Vivian Tu, founder of personal finance company Your Rich BFF. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 May 2024 If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, a rare, massive yellow diamond must be a girl’s BFF. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 May 2024

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

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