bestie

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See also: Bestie and bestię

English

Etymology

best +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

Noun

bestie (plural besties)

  1. (informal, chiefly women's speech) best friend
    • 2007, Brigid Lowry, Things You Either Hate Or Love:
      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?
    • 2008, Julie Kraut, Shallon Lester, Hot Mess: Summer in the City:
      Even back then, a party just wasn't a party without my bestie, and I was miserable for the last eight frames.
    • 2009, Keleigh Crigler Hadley, Preacher:
      On the way home, I got a joke text from my bestie.
  2. (informal, chiefly women's speech) best friend; A term of address for someone, usually used to instruct, to make a statement, or to draw attention.
  3. (informal, chiefly women's speech) friend (any in general)

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: beshie

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bes‧ti‧e

Noun

bestie f

  1. (informal) beast, monster
  2. (offensive) beast (objectionable person)

Declension

Declension of bestie (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative bestie bestie
genitive bestie bestií
dative bestii bestiím
accusative bestii bestie
vocative bestie bestie
locative bestii bestiích
instrumental bestií bestiemi

Synonyms

Further reading

  • bestie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • bestie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From German Bestie, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).

Noun

bestie n (singular definite bestiet, plural indefinite bestier)

  1. beast (a cruel and violent being or creature)

Inflection

Declension of bestie
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bestie bestiet bestier bestierne
genitive besties bestiets bestiers bestiernes

Synonyms

Italian

Noun

bestie f

  1. plural of bestia

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.tjɛ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛstjɛ
  • Syllabification: bes‧tie

Noun

bestie

  1. nominative plural of bestia
  2. accusative plural of bestia
  3. vocative plural of bestia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bestia, Latin bēstia (19th century).

Noun

bestie f (plural bestii)

  1. beast, wild animal
    Synonym: fiară

Related terms

See also

Venetian

Noun

bestie

  1. plural of bestia
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