Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

best girl

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables: best -girl
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One's girlfriend.

Dated

noun

A woman who performs the duties of a best boy.

noun

A reader or viewer's preferred female character.

Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] your fine magazine […] is a pleasure to read anywhere, but in an isolated spot such as this it's almost as good as a sugar report from the best girl!"
"Soon, you might think, a lone figure dressed in tails and a top-hat — Fred Astaire, or maybe Gene Kelly — would appear and dance his way from one of those spots to the next, singing about how lonely a fellow could be when his best girl had given him the air and all the bars were closed."
"Also: Miku is best girl, thank you for attending this TED Talk."

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

best girls (plural) best gal (alternative)

Questions

What does best girl mean?: One's girlfriend.

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