What it means
Bff is short for best friends forever. It’s what you call your absolute closest friend, the one who gets the unhinged 3 a.m. text, knows your whole lore, and still sticks beside you. It can be fully sweet or a bit wink-wink when people are glued at the hip.
Usage examples
"Me and my bff have matching keyrings."
"She is my bff, we tell each other everything."
"That’s my bff, don’t chat to me unless you’re chatting to her too."
"We’ve been bffs since year seven, proper inseparable."
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Where it comes from
BFF comes straight from best friends forever. It took off in late 20th century English, especially in notes, teen magazines, texting, and early internet chat, where people loved clipping long phrases into quick little letter bundles. From there it stuck as a playful label for a super-close friend.
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