Person braiding your hair at a sleepover, maybe |
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Person with the other half of a heart necklace, maybe |
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Person you might dish to, for short |
USA Today |
16 Mar 2024 |
Closest pal, for short |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2024 |
Closest buddy to a texter |
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Fave pal |
LA Times Daily |
18 Feb 2024 |
Texter's closest buddy |
Universal |
29 Jan 2024 |
Lifelong pal, informally |
Premier Sunday |
28 Jan 2024 |
Fav person, maybe |
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Closest buddy, for short |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2024 |
Pal 4 life |
Newsday |
21 Jan 2024 |
Lifelong friend, in textspeak: Abbr. |
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Friend 4 life |
Universal |
14 Jan 2024 |
Favorite pal, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Dec 2023 |
Favorite pal, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Dec 2023 |
Bosom buddy, in textspeak |
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Close pal who's got your back: Abbr. |
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Closest pal, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
13 Nov 2023 |
Permanent pal, in textspeak: Abbr. |
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One to share deep secrets with, informally |
Universal |
10 Nov 2023 |
Buddy letters |
LA Times Daily |
25 Oct 2023 |
Recipient of a half-hearted gift? |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2023 |
Close member of a chosen family, for short |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2023 |
Closest bud, in brief |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2023 |
Pal for life, say: Abbr. |
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Closest pal: Abbr. |
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Very close pal, for short |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2023 |
Pal 4 life |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Aug 2023 |
Buddy for the long haul: Abbr. |
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No. 1 buddy |
Universal |
16 Aug 2023 |
Favorite pal, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Aug 2023 |
Closest companion: Abbr. |
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Closest pal, for short |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jul 2023 |
Pal to text emoji hearts to |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jul 2023 |
Favorite pal, in a text |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jul 2023 |
Permanent pal, in texts: Abbr. |
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One's beloved buddy: Abbr. |
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Close pal letters |
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Ride-or-die pal, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2023 |
Ride-or-die pal, say: Abbr. |
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Close confidant, for short |
USA Today |
16 Apr 2023 |
Fave bud |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2023 |
Texter's pal |
Newsday |
05 Apr 2023 |
Bud 4 life |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2023 |
Fave pal |
LA Times Daily |
29 Mar 2023 |
Fave pal |
Newsday |
23 Mar 2023 |
Close one, in brief |
New York Times |
11 Mar 2023 |
Lifelong pal |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2023 |
Bosom buddy, informally |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2023 |
Closest buddy: Abbr. |
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Closest bud |
USA Today |
20 Feb 2023 |
Favorite amigo: Abbr. |
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Favorite and closest pal, say: Abbr. |
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Favorite pal, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jan 2023 |
Closest pal, for short |
Universal |
25 Jan 2023 |
Close pal, for short |
Universal |
13 Jan 2023 |
Ride or die pal: Abbr. |
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Lifelong buddy: Abbr. |
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Close confidant, for short |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2022 |
Pal you may share lunch with, perhaps: Abbr. |
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Soul sister, perhaps: Abbr |
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Close pal letters |
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Pal who knows all your secrets, perhaps: Abbr. |
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Closest confidant, modernly |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2022 |
Closest buddy: Abbr. |
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Texter's VIP |
Newsday |
09 Sep 2022 |
Really good friend |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2022 |
Lifelong buddy: Abbr. |
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Bestie |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2022 |
Bestie |
Universal |
05 Aug 2022 |
Favorite pal, for short |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Jun 2022 |
Fave bud |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jun 2022 |
Closest buddy: Abbr. |
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Lifelong amigo: Abbr. |
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Lifelong pal: Abbr. |
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Closest bud |
Universal |
11 Mar 2022 |
Ride-or-die pal: Abbr. |
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Closest pal, in texting |
Newsday |
14 Feb 2022 |
Close pal: Abbr. |
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Bosom bud, in textspeak |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jan 2022 |
Maid of honor, maybe |
USA Today |
03 Jan 2022 |
Bud 4 life |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2021 |
Frequent TikTok partner, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Nov 2021 |
Closest pal |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2021 |
Closest pal: Abbr. |
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Soul sister, say: Abbr. |
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Favorite pal, in texts |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Oct 2021 |
Its second F stands for 'forever' |
USA Today |
04 Oct 2021 |
Person who likes all your FB posts, perhaps |
New York Times |
03 Oct 2021 |
Platonic soulmate, say: Abbr. |
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Good buddy, for short |
Universal |
14 Sep 2021 |
Pal 4 life |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2021 |
OED addition the same year as OMG |
Newsday |
28 Aug 2021 |
Awesomest bud |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2021 |
Closest pal |
LA Times Daily |
06 Aug 2021 |
Closest pal |
The Washington Post |
06 Aug 2021 |
Lifelong bud, initially |
The Washington Post |
30 Jul 2021 |
Lifelong bud, initially |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2021 |
Lifelong pal |
USA Today |
25 Jul 2021 |
Texter's chum |
Newsday |
18 Jul 2021 |
Closest bud |
Universal |
10 Jul 2021 |
Inseparable pal, for short |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2021 |
Lifelong pal, in textspeak |
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Close bud, for short |
Wall Street Journal |
03 May 2021 |
Texter's #1 pal |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2021 |
Texter's closest pal |
Universal |
28 Mar 2021 |
Many a maid of honor, informally |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2021 |
Soulmate, for short |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2021 |
Partner '4 lyfe' |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2021 |
Person you're rly close with |
USA Today |
13 Mar 2021 |
Friend for a lifetime: Abbr. |
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One who likes every one of your Insta posts, say |
New York Times |
17 Feb 2021 |
Very close pal, for short |
Premier Sunday |
07 Feb 2021 |
Lifelong pal, briefly |
Universal |
05 Feb 2021 |
Closest pal, in texts |
Universal |
14 Jan 2021 |
Closest companion: Abbr. |
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Texter's good bud |
Universal |
02 Dec 2020 |
Lifelong bud, slangily |
New York Times |
08 Nov 2020 |
Permanent pal, in texting shorthand |
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Very close pal, informally |
New York Times |
14 Sep 2020 |
Lifelong bud |
Universal |
13 Sep 2020 |
With whom you might have a Snapchat streak, informally |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2020 |
#1 pal, lately |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2020 |
One to whom you tell *everything* |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2020 |
Bud you constantly text, perhaps |
Universal |
19 Aug 2020 |
Closest pal, these days |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2020 |
Favorite pal, in a text |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Aug 2020 |
Permanent pal: Abbr. |
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Maid of honor candidate |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2020 |
Closest pal: Abbr. |
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Close buddy, in a modern coinage |
New York Times |
20 Apr 2020 |
Favorite texting buddy, perhaps |
Universal |
14 Mar 2020 |
Texting pal, maybe |
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Fave in your contacts list |
Universal |
19 Oct 2019 |
Texter's bosom buddy |
USA Today |
09 Oct 2019 |
Very close bud |
Premier Sunday |
22 Sep 2019 |
#1 bud 4 life |
Universal |
04 Sep 2019 |
Person who might be chosen to be maid of honor, for short |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2019 |
Close bud, in texts |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2019 |
Close bud, in texts |
The Washington Post |
30 Jul 2019 |
Mates for life: Abbr. |
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#1 bud |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jun 2019 |
Closest pal, in texts |
USA Today |
08 Jun 2019 |
Bud 4 life |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2019 |
Favorite amigo: Abbr. |
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IM VIP |
LA Times Daily |
14 May 2019 |
IM VIP |
The Washington Post |
14 May 2019 |
Texter's pal |
Newsday |
12 May 2019 |
Closest pal: Abbr. |
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Bosom buddy |
New York Times |
17 Mar 2019 |
Texter's bosom bud |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2019 |
Fave pal |
The Washington Post |
31 Jan 2019 |
Fave pal |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jan 2019 |
Bud for life |
Universal |
18 Jan 2019 |
Fave in your contacts list |
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Bud for life |
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Bud 4 life |
The Washington Post |
01 Jan 2019 |
Bud 4 life |
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Bud 4 life |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2019 |
Close bud, in texts |
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Fave pal |
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IM VIP |
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Bosom buddy |
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Person who might be chosen to be maid of honor, for short |
|
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Bud 4 life |
|
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#1 bud |
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#1 bud 4 life |
|
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Texter's bosom buddy |
|
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Texter's bosom bud |
|
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Closest pal, in texts |
|
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Friend for a lifetime: Abbr. |
|
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Texter's soul mate |
The Washington Post |
03 Dec 2018 |
Texter's soul mate |
LA Times Daily |
03 Dec 2018 |
Soul sister, say |
New York Times |
02 Dec 2018 |
7 Across, in text |
Newsday |
15 Nov 2018 |
Number one chum: Abbr. |
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Closest pal, to a teenager: Abbr. |
|
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#1 pal |
New York Times |
12 Sep 2018 |
Permanent pal, in texting shorthand |
|
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First person to hear about your latest crush, maybe |
The New Yorker |
07 May 2018 |
'U R always there 4 me' recipient, say |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
13 Apr 2018 |
Texter's #1 pal |
The Washington Post |
27 Mar 2018 |
Texter's #1 pal |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2018 |
"Paris Hilton's My New ___": Abbr. |
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Texter's bud |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Feb 2018 |
Lifelong pal, 4 short |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2018 |
Closest pal, in IM shorthand |
The Washington Post |
05 Feb 2018 |
Closest pal, in IM shorthand |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2018 |
Permanent pal, in textspeak |
|
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#1 pal |
|
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"U R always there 4 me" recipient, say |
|
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Closest pal, in IM shorthand |
|
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Soul sister, say |
|
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Texter's soul mate |
|
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Really good bud, in brief |
Premier Sunday |
19 Nov 2017 |
#1 texting pal |
The Washington Post |
19 Oct 2017 |
#1 texting pal |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2017 |
Fave pal, in 67-Across |
The Washington Post |
18 Sep 2017 |
Fave pal, in 67-Across |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2017 |
Real pal, for short |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2017 |
Fave bud |
Newsday |
11 Mar 2017 |
Favorite pal, in texts |
The Washington Post |
07 Mar 2017 |
Favorite pal, in texts |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2017 |
Fave texting bud |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2017 |
Fave pal, in 67-Across |
|
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#1 texting pal |
|
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Real pal, for short |
|
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Fave texting bud |
|
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Texter's bosom buddy |
The Washington Post |
22 Dec 2016 |
Close pal, in textspeak |
The Washington Post |
06 Oct 2016 |
Closest pal, in text |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2016 |
OMG, like, the greatest pal |
New York Times |
03 Aug 2016 |
Mate 4 life? |
New York Times |
20 May 2016 |
Closest pal, in a text |
The Washington Post |
22 Feb 2016 |
Chum 4 life |
Newsday |
05 Feb 2016 |
OMG, like, the greatest pal |
|
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Closest pal, in text |
|
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Texter's closest pal |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2015 |
Pal to text "<3" symbols to |
LA Times Daily |
16 Dec 2015 |
Closest pal, in a text |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Dec 2015 |
Really good bud |
New York Times |
14 Nov 2015 |
Secret sharer, slangily |
Newsday |
24 Oct 2015 |
Closest pal, in texts |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2015 |
Closest pal, in texts |
|
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Secret sharer, slangily |
|
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Texter's closest pal |
|
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Really good bud |
|
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Pal to text "<3" symbols to |
|
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Pal to text "<3" symbols to |
|
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Soul sister, slangily |
|
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Closest pal, initially |
|
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Pal 4 life |
|
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Pal u do evvvvrything with <3 <3 |
|
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Matt Damon to Ben Affleck, e.g., for short |
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Pal 4 life |
|
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Most frequent texting partner, often |
|
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Closest pal, in textspeak |
|
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Sistah 4 life |
|
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Texter's pal |
|
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Texter's bud |
|
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Texter's soul mate |
|
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Pal 4 life |
|
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Closest bud, briefly |
|
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Favorite texting partner, for short |
|
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Favorite texting partner, for short |
|
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One to make pinky swears with, for short |
|
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Closest pal, in texting |
|
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Teen girl's close chum, for short |
|
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Closest pal, in texting shorthand |
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Closest pal, in texting shorthand |
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Closest pal, in texting shorthand |
|
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Chum, in modern shorthand |
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