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bestest

bestest

1 8.9
A person or thing someone says is the very best in a playful way
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛstɪst/
  • Informal
: el mejor
  • So, Lizzie, I wish you the bestest of luck on this journey.

Examples

  • One of my bestest friends plays on the drum.

  • Blush is your bestest, bestest friend when you're pale.

  • Halloween is the best holiday, the bestest holiday of the year.

  • They said then we have Griffin and hey, my bestest friends are here.

  • You are my bestest friend because you always make me smile.

  • For her birthday, I gave her the bestest gift ever.

  • He is the bestest player on the team and always scores goals.

Synonyms

greatest
vsbestest
∞ 1.0

Better than all others in quality or importance

is informal and playful, not formal or grand in tone
best
vsbestest
492 1.0

A person who is better than all others in a group

is informal and playful rather than neutral or standard

Antonyms

99 1.2

To the greatest degree in a bad way

How Good

bestest
  • Informal
1 8.9
excellent
∞ 1.0
good
∞ 1.0
okay
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bestest singular
bestests plural

Morphology

bestest = best (transparent) = best + est

Formed by adding the emphatic '-est' to 'best' used as a noun; the intended meaning 'the very best (person/thing)' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

As a noun, bestest comes from the same playful idea: it is best with -est added to name 'the very best person or thing'. That's why people call a person or thing the bestest when they mean their favourite in a cute or informal way.