informal
: best friend
The holiday was a present from my bestie to celebrate my 32nd birthday …—
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Nowadays, there’s no need to travel to Seoul or find a new Korean bestie since many of the 13 best K-beauty skincare products are available online at Amazon and Sephora.
—Leslie Patrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024
If anything, the most poignant love story is the one between Penelope and Colin’s little sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie), childhood besties whose bond was destroyed last season by Eloise’s discovery of Penelope’s activities as Whistledown.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Leslie Patrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024
If anything, the most poignant love story is the one between Penelope and Colin’s little sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie), childhood besties whose bond was destroyed last season by Eloise’s discovery of Penelope’s activities as Whistledown.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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“Bestie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestie. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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