BF

BF

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Burkina Faso since 1984.

   Synonyms: BFA (alpha-3 1984–present), HV (1974–1984, as Upper Volta)

• B.F., bf

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BF (plural BFs)

1. Initialism of boyfriend.

   Hypernym: SO

   Coordinate term: GF

   Alternative form: bf

   • 2008, Teri Brooks, Cracked Vases, page 127:

     Fishy2: You are in New York? I really can't travel. SNasties: That's not a problem, my bf and I can travel.

   • 2011, Brian Conaghan, The Boy Who Made It Rain, page 11:

     It's not as if I was a slapper or anything like that, I just didn't want the hassle of a bf.

2. Initialism of best friend.
3. (slang, dated) Initialism of bloody fool.
   • 1939, Cecil Day-Lewis, Child of Misfortune:

     You really are a B.F., Arthur.

4. Initialism of bisexual female.
5. (in personal ads) Initialism of black female.

   Coordinate terms: BM, WF

6. Initialism of bodyfat.
7. Initialism of booking fee.

• (best friend): BFF, BFFL

BF

1. Initialism of Burkina Faso.
2. (video games) Initialism of Battlefield, an FPS video game series.

BF

1. Initialism of brought forward.

• fb, FB, F&B, Fb