bestagon

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noun

A hexagon, regarded as the ultimate or superior geometric shape.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounbestagon (plural bestagons)

plural bestagons

  1. InternethumorousrareA hexagon, regarded as the ultimate or superior geometric shape.

    The bestagon of Jupiter.

    2024 August 14, @HA_Winds, X (post), archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026
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    My bathroom agrees. Bestagon bathroom.

    2020 November 4, @SimonAylett, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 04 Nov 2020

    be happy I didn't do a bestagon

    2021 May 5, @RoseCoastin, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026

    Darn, I'd like a bestagon, pfp frame, but I will not encourage the propagation of these money laundering pyramid schemes.

    2022 January 20, @DBSLarsson, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 20 Jan 2022

    Oh yeah. That's what Twitter needs microtransactions for avatar options. Hate the circle? Squares and "bestagons" are just $1! Cool backgrounds, limited time hex colors, etc.

    2023 April 4, @furt1v3ly, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026

    I'm glad we can all come together to appreciate the bestagons.

    2025 May 11, @Mookafish, X (post), archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026

Origin

Blend of best + hexagon. Popularized by a November 2020 YouTube video by educational YouTuber CGP Grey originally titled "Hexagons are the Bestagons".

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APA

bestagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bestagon

MLA

“bestagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bestagon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bestagon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bestagon.

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