bestie (also bezzie, bezzie mate)
noun UK (informal)

- someone’s best friend

Cambridge Dictionary

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ORIGIN

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) provides a first citation from The Observer in 1991: “Diana’s friends often date from the days BC (Before Charles). Some are Besties—reliable pals from school”.

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FRIEND-RELATED PHRASES
Can you guess the missing words in the following examples (answers below)?

IDIOMS

-  like two peas in a _____
-  to be as thick as _____
-  a shoulder to _____ __
-  to get on like a house on _____
-  to make strange _____

PROVERBS

- keep your friends close but your _____ _____
- a friend in need is a friend _____
- birds of a feather flock _____
- absence makes the heart grow _____
- a _____ is man’s best friend

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SYNONYMS

amigo, best bud, best friend, best friend forever (BFF), better half, trusty friend, BESTIE, bezzie, devoted friend, faithful friend, trusted friend, blood brother/sister, buddy, bosom buddy, best mate, confidant, intimate, partner in crime, second self, soul mate

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ANSWERS

-  like two peas in a pod
-  to be as thick as thieves
-  a shoulder to cry on
-  to get on like a house on fire
-  to make strange bedfellows

- keep your friends close but your enemies closer
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- birds of a feather flock together
- absence makes the heart grow fonder
- a dog is man’s best friend

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“Hey,... tell me, who was your BESTIE when you were growing up?”

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