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What is "BFF"? What Does BFF Stand For?

By Paul Gil, About.com

Question: What is "BFF"? What Does BFF Stand For?
Answer: BFF commonly stands for "Best Friends Forever", a form of written digital affection in the 21st century. BFF is commonly used as an adolescent expression by teenage girls to express camaraderie. This expression is used both in uppercase or lowercase format when typed into an email or instant message.

BFF has multiple related abbreviations:

  • BF (Boyfriend)
  • GF (Girlfriend)
Other common abbreviations used in online messaging include:

More Internet abbreviations and shorthand expressions...

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