Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bestie

/ˈbɛsti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: bestie
IPA: /ˈbɛsti/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

noun

A term of address for someone, usually used to instruct, to make a statement, or to draw attention.

Informal

noun

A friend (any in general).

Informal

Example Sentences

"You're supposed to be my bestie, Mel. We used to tell each other everything. So what's this Toby secret you can't tell me?"
"Even back then, a party just wasn't a party without my bestie, and I was miserable for the last eight frames."
"On the way home, I got a joke text from my bestie."
"Gave me a cryptic, mostly frustrated-seeming look. Went upstairs with her bestie. To re-up, probably."
"After an oddly-placed sponsored All State commercial starring the Please Don’t Destroy boys, a group of gal pals surprise their pregnant bestie Kelsie (Chloe Fineman) and her long-suffering husband Matt (Andrew Dismukes) at their baby shower […]"

Etymology

From best + -ie.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

besties (plural)

Rhymes With

testy zesty chesty westie westy nesty breasty jesty pesty festy resty

Questions

How do you pronounce bestie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛsti/.
What does bestie mean?: A best friend.
Where does bestie come from?: From best + -ie.

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