MBF

What Does MBF Mean in a Text?

MBF means "My Best Friend." A best friend is:
  • Someone you like more than all your other friends.
  • Someone you trust.
  • Someone you share your interests and secrets with.
  • Someone you enjoy spending time with.
  • Someone you can rely on when help is needed.
  • Someone who is very special person in your life.
A best friend is not usually a blood family member, but it can be a partner. However, some people often refer to one of their parents as MBF.

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When I write MBF, I mean this:

meaning of MBF

My Best Friend (MBF) is someone I love to be with.

Summary of Key Points

"My Best Friend" is the most common definition for MBF on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
MBF
Definition:My Best Friend
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 2
2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:typical user

Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

50 Ways to Say "Best Friend"

Here's a short video giving 50 ways to tell someone they're your best friend:

Examples of MBF in Sentences

Here are examples of MBF being used in conversations:
  • Tony: I'm going dress shopping with MBF. I need a trusted opinion.
  • Jordan: Yes, Jane cares about you enough to tell you when the dress looks awful.
  • Child A: You'd give me a sweet if you were MBF.
  • Child B: Well, I'm not.
  • Child A: Clearly!

An Academic Look at MBF

MBF is an initialism abbreviation. Technically, this means it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., Em Bee Eff), but as this is harder to say than "My best friend," it is not often uttered using its letters. In other words, the abbreviation MBF is for efficiency in writing and not efficiency in speech.

Example of MBF Used in a Text

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