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ContextAbbreviation · Ages 13-25 · In use

bffr

Be fucking for real. A strong way to say come on, I don't believe you, or that's ridiculous.

you finished the essay already? bffr

For parents and educators

It contains a swear word, but it's usually playful disbelief between friends.

Where it came from

A swear-word version of be for real, common since about 2022. Before that it sometimes meant a best friend.

Also heard as

BFFR

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