best guy friend
- noun
- Informal
:
mejor amigo
- Whenever I need advice, I always turn to my best guy friend for support.
Examples
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I went to the concert with my best guy friend, and we had a great time together.
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My best guy friend and I enjoy playing video games every weekend.
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Definitely my best guy friend.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person you trust most and talk to about everything
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7.2
A very close friend you trust and talk to often
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A person who is your closest and most trusted friend
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'best' (most close), 'guy' (male), and 'friend' (non-romantic companion) combine to yield 'the male friend one is closest to'. This structure follows common, cross-linguistic noun–modifier patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the three constituents.
Etymology
The phrase best guy friend comes from adding guy to best friend to point to a close male friend. So, it means a man you are closest to but 'not a romantic partner'.