Bestie

2023Slang / catchphrase / viral song memesemi-active

Published March 10, 2026 · Updated March 23, 2026

Also known as: It's Your Bestie Miss Miss Westie · Miss Westie · Bestie Miss Westie

"Bestie" is a widely used internet slang term for "best friend" that became a staple of online communication, particularly on TikTok and Twitter2. The term gained specific memetic significance in December 2023 when North West performed the lyrics "It's Your Bestie Miss Miss Westie" at Kanye West's Vultures album debut in Miami, sparking a viral wave of dance videos and reaction memes across TikTok and X3.

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Overview

"Bestie" works on two levels in internet culture. As slang, it's a casual, affectionate shorthand for "best friend" that became a fixture of online speech, texting, and social media captions1. The term carries a tone of closeness and trust, often used both sincerely between close friends and ironically toward strangers or acquaintances online.

The term's biggest moment in meme culture came in December 2023 when 10-year-old North West delivered a rap verse opening with "It's your bestie Miss, Miss Westie / Don't try to test me, it's gonna get messy" during a live concert previewing the Vultures album, a collaboration between her father Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign2. Her delivery and the catchy hook turned the performance into one of the biggest TikTok sounds of late 2023.

Origin & Background

Platform
Internet forums (slang origin), TikTok (2023 meme viral spread)
Key People
Unknown, North West, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign
Date
2000s (slang), 2023 (viral meme)

The word "bestie" as slang predates the social media era, functioning as a diminutive of "best friend" commonly used in casual speech1. Urban Dictionary entries define it as "the one person you can always count on" and someone "always by your side"1. The term spread through texting culture and early social media platforms before becoming standard internet vocabulary.

The viral meme originated on December 12, 2023, when Kanye West debuted the Vultures album in Miami, Florida, during a live concert event with Ty Dolla $ign2. During the performance, North West took the stage and performed her own verse on one of the album's tracks. The opening lyrics, "It's your bestie Miss, Miss Westie," immediately caught the internet's attention2.

TikToker @sanilarena posted one of the first clips of North's performance on December 12, 2023, picking up over 45,800 plays and 3,900 likes in the first three days2. A day later, @respectivetok uploaded a similar clip that exploded to 21.7 million plays and 2.7 million likes within just two days2.

How It Spread

The meme took off almost instantly. A TikTok sound was created from the performance on December 12, 2023, and creators across the platform started using it for dance videos and comedic edits that same day2. TikToker @sandytizzless posted a video of a man dancing to the song on December 12 that hit 7 million plays and 1.1 million likes in three days2. The following day, @jwustins uploaded a clip of men dancing to the track in a club, racking up 525,500 plays and 110,200 likes in two days2.

A major thread in the meme's spread was the humorous comparison between North West and Adonis Graham, Drake's son, who had also released music. TikToker @tiktokstoriesverify posted a "Who did it better?" video on December 13 comparing the two kids' musical efforts, earning 509,400 plays and 16,900 likes in two days2.

The meme crossed over to Twitter/X as well. On December 12, X user @steve__ez posted a video captioned "Drake waking up Adonis to enter the studio after listening to North West's verse," collecting over 3,400 likes in three days2. The joke framed a playful rivalry between the children of two of hip-hop's most prominent (and feuding) artists.

Beyond the specific "Miss Westie" meme, the word "bestie" itself saw heavy use across TikTok as a casual address in video captions, comments, and audio trends throughout 2023 and into 2024. The term is referenced across music, film, and broader pop culture in many different contexts3.

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How to Use This Meme

As slang: "Bestie" is used as a term of endearment for a close friend or, in internet culture, often used ironically to address strangers in a warm or humorous way. Common uses include "hey bestie," commenting "bestie you look amazing," or sarcastically calling someone "bestie" in a disagreement.

As the North West meme sound: Creators typically use the TikTok audio from North West's performance as a backdrop for dance videos, lip-sync content, or comedic clips. The hook "It's your bestie Miss, Miss Westie / Don't try to test me, it's gonna get messy" is the key portion. Videos commonly feature people dancing energetically, vibing to the beat, or using the audio in unexpected contexts for comedic contrast.

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Cultural Impact

North West's "Bestie" performance landed at the intersection of celebrity kid culture and hip-hop rivalry memes. The comparison to Drake's son Adonis turned the moment into a proxy for the ongoing Kanye-Drake tension, filtered through the humor of pitting their children's musical debuts against each other2. The performance introduced North West as a memeable figure in her own right, separate from the usual Kardashian-West media coverage.

The broader slang term "bestie" had already permeated internet culture so deeply that it appeared in multiple song titles across genres. South Korean group BESTie, DaBaby and YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 2022 track "Bestie," Yungen's 2017 song, and tracks by Bhad Bhabie and Jay Park all reference the term3.

Fun Facts

The @respectivetok TikTok clip of North's performance hit 21.7 million plays in just two days, making it one of the fastest-spreading celebrity kid clips of 20232.

North West was approximately 10 years old at the time of the performance, making her one of the youngest people to generate a major TikTok meme sound2.

The word "bestie" has been used as a title for works across music, film, and even a nickname for Irish football legend George Best3.

Urban Dictionary's top definitions for "bestie" emphasize loyalty and trust, with one entry noting a bestie is "someone who would take a bullet for you"1.

Derivatives & Variations

Bestie Variations

Different takes on the Bestie format with modified content

(2021)

Bestie Mashups

Combinations of Bestie with other popular memes

(2022)

Bestie Remixes

Updated versions with current events and references

(2022)

Frequently Asked Questions

References (3)

  1. 1
    Bestieencyclopedia
  2. 2
    Bestie - Urban Dictionarydictionary
  3. 3
    Bestie - Know Your Memeencyclopedia