Meanings
- childishhumorousinformalnonstandardBest; the best of the best.
It was the bestest teddy I ever had.
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You're my bestest friend in the whole world!
"Know that there have elapsed of this our day, which be Friday, and this Friday be the tenth of the month Safar in the six hundred and fifty-third year since the Hegira or Flight of the Apostle (on whom be the bestest of blessings and peace!)[.]
1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XXIX, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 304Crickey, I'm about sprung. Tarnally dog gone my shins if this beent the bestest puttiest longbreak yet.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 14: Oxen of the Sun]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 405I'm a Flavor Unit MC / And that means I'm one of the roughest, def-est, toughest, best-est
1993, “Bring The Flavor”, in Black Reign, performed by Queen LatifahI'm in his favorite sundress, watching me get undressed / Take that body downtown / I say, "You da bestest," lean in for a big kiss
2011, Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker, “Video Games”
- childishhumorousinformalnonstandardBest; the best of the best.
It's my first time behind the wheel, but I'll do the bestest I can do!
- archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of best
Origin
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